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indicated, the Administrative Officer may seek advice ICD SUPPORT FOR NZDRF
and involvement from a relevant member of the ICD
Board.

Completed documentation is submitted for
consideration by the Board at its next scheduled
meeting.
Section VIII is again proud to support dental research
NEW SECTION VIII BOARD MEMBER in New Zealand through a 2021 ICD grant to the New
Zealand Dental Research Foundation. The award
DR JONATHAN CHRISTO will be administered at the annual NZDRF meeting

in July and details will be announced to Fellows in
the November Section VIII newsletter. Previous ICD
grants to the NZDRF have funded these research
projects:

• A 5-year retrospective assay (audit) of the
outcomes of implant therapy in New Zealand
private dental practice; Ms Suzanne McEwan
Hanlin et al. (2015)

• Development of a simulant model for clinically
relevant testing of implant and natural tooth-
supported all-ceramic restorations; Dr L Jansen
The Section VIII Board is pleased to advise of the van Vuuren et al. (2016)
appointment of Dr Jonathan (Jono) Christo to the
Board as Regent Elect for South Australia. Jonathan • Psychosocial aspects of periodontal disease
will replace Dr Rick Sawers AM as Regent for SA on diagnosis and treatment; Prof Murray
the Board when Rick completes his term as President Thompson et al. (2017)
next year. Jonathan has been a Fellow of ICD since • Bonding universal adhesive resin to
2019.
developmentally hypomineralised enamel; Dr
M Ekambaram et al. (2018)
Jonathan is a specialist endodontist practicing in
Adelaide’s CBD at Adelaide Endodontic Specialists. • The effect of mechanical decontamination
He obtained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery and procedures on moderately roughened
concurrent Bachelor of Science in Dentistry with titanium surfaces: quantity and size of the
first class honours from the University of Adelaide titanium particulate released by mechanical
in 2005. Jonathan practiced general dentistry in a instrumentation; Dr A Kao et al. (2019)
private dental practice in Hobart before returning to
Adelaide to complete his Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
in Endodontics. PERIODONTAL DISEASE
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Dr Christo is a lecturer and clinical tutor at the
University of Adelaide, as well as the coordinator of FOR TONGA
the undergraduate endodontic program. He is the
President of the Australian Society of Endodontology Section VIII of ICD is the sole sponsor for this
(SA Branch) and is actively involved at state and pilot program which aims to build local dental
federal level within the Australian Dental Association. clinical capacity for periodontal disease man-
Jonathan is a reviewer for several dental journals and agement in the Kingdom of Tonga. The current
is a past examiner for the Australian Dental Council. method of periodontal management in Tonga
is full dental clearance and replacement with
Please join the Board in welcoming Jonathan to the dentures. The Chief Dental Officer of Tonga, Dr
Section VIII Board. Amanaki Fakalovkaetau, has expressed concern

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