THE Mini Residency is by invitation only to the top dental graduates that apply for the Australian Dental Graduate Of The Year Award each year.

To support new dental graduates we started the Australian Dental Graduates Mini Residency in 2014.
This program consists of 4 free one day lectures and hands on workshops at our training facility in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast spread throughout the first year after graduation. The Mini Residency aims to educate new dental graduates in the foundation skills required to be an outstanding general dentist. The lectures are structured as a series with each building on the knowledge of the previous session.

LECTURE 1: The first lecture focuses on caries removal (lectures and hands on), class II composite resin restorations (lectures and hands on) and a systematised approach to crown preparations (lectures and hands on), local anaesthetic (lecture) and surgical extractions (lecture)

LECTURE 2: The second lecture focuses on treatment planning. We cover single tooth treatment planning, cantilever bridges, dahl appliance, shortened dental arch, aesthetics and full mouth treatment planning. We find this a particularly rewarding day as for most people it completely transforms their approach to treatment planning making a huge positive effect on their dental careers.

LECTURE 3: The third lecture focuses on communication with patients. Without positive rapport and positive, mutually trusting relationships with our patients we would not be able to help anyone achieve better oral health.

LECTURE 4: The fourth lecture focuses on root canal therapy best practice (lectures and hands on), dental implants (lectures and hands on restorative), trios scanners (lecture and hands on), and porcelain veneers.