07/08/2026
We hope you are ready for week 2 of our Voluntary Webinar series! This week, we have lectures lined up to enhance your knowledge, understanding and visualisation of how everyday knowledge translates on the field of dental volunteering.
Lecture 1: Beyond Brushing: Oral Hygiene, Behavioural Change, Prevention & Habit Formation
Date: 8 August 2026
Time: 2pm GMT+0
Venue: ZOOM
Speaker: Dr. Marah Tayyem
Pediatric and Special Needs Dentist in Private Practice, Amman, Jordan
Part-time Clinical Supervisor
The University of Jordan DDS (JOR), MFD(RCSI), MRCPS(GLASG), JDB(Paeds)
It goes without saying that prevention is better than cure! But how do we successfully empower our patients and build rapport with them to work with them on preventing oral health issues? And if you find yourself in a volunteering setting where there is a lack of time and your patients’ interest may solely be on pain relief, how would you personalise your approach?
In this lecture, we will discover how to make a lasting difference in our patients’ lives with effective dental visits, because dental visits are more than solving pain or extracting teeth — we play a role in nurturing their trust in dentists and improving their oral health literacy, whether it’s in familiar dental clinics or hectic dental camps!
If you’re frustrated with the lapse in oral hygiene habits of your patient, constantly deal with your patients staring blankly at you when you’re teaching them oral hygiene or can’t seem to figure out how to effectively manage your patients in clinic, this might just be the exact lecture you need!
Lecture 2: The Golden Hour in Dental Trauma: Immediate Management of Avulsion and Dental Injuries Outside the Clinic
Date: 9 August 2026
Time: 2pm GMT+0
Venue: ZOOM
Speaker: Dr. Aida Shafiza Che’Azmi
Paediatric Dentist in Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Kedah, Malaysia
DDS (USM), MPAEDDENT (USM), FRACDS (AUS), AOSI PAEDDENT TRAUMA (MOH)
What happens when an unpreventable accident happens and immediate management is crucial? Are you confident in managing it? What happens if you don’t have the facilities or materials you need at hand?
We are covering the steps and management of dental emer
