Central Coast Division Meeting
Join the Central Coast Division for their upcoming meeting and annual AGM on Friday 12 September, from 6:30pm at Gosford Golf Club.
Hear from local specialist Dr Zanab Malik will be giving us an engaging talk on Special Needs Dentistry. Division and Study Groups are a great way to enjoy connecting with your peers in a friendly, casual environment while adding 1.5 CPD hours to your logbook.
Managing patients with special needs in clinical practice
Delivering quality dental care to individuals with special needs demands insight into their unique context and tailored approaches.
This session will explore the breadth of special needs dentistry, highlighting priority patient groups, common oral health challenges, and key considerations for adapting care. Practical strategies to enhance treatment planning, improve patient communication, and create a more inclusive clinical environment will be discussed—empowering you to provide equitable oral healthcare for your patients with special needs.
- Learn how to make your practice more inclusive
- Learn red flags for the dental management of people with special needs
- Appreciate when referral to a Special Needs Dentist may be most appropriate
Dr Zanab Malik is a registered dental specialist in Special Needs Dentistry working in private practice at Wyoming on the Central Coast, NSW, and the public sector in Sydney. She enjoys teaching and sharing her expertise through mentoring and guiding general dentists and oral health therapists in the fundamentals of special needs dentistry practice. Zanab is the current President of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Special Needs Dentistry, the current secretary of the RACDS NSW/ACT regional committee and an active member of the Australian Society of Special Care in Dentistry. She has attained Fellowship with the International
