FINE EDGE OF DENTISTRY RETURNS, RACDS scientific program takes dental care and dental surgery into the next era
With
Dr Erin Mahoney,
Paediatric Dentist & President
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS)
SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | September 2026
In September 2026, the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons returned with its bi-annual, Fine Edge of Dentistry 2026 Conference.
The conference was held is Sydney and was also an opportunity to honour recent outstanding contributions and achievements from College Members and Fellows, within the curated scientific program.
Australian Health Journal spoke with RACDS President Dr Erin Mahoney about the themes and how the college and it’s members are embracing the next era in personal and professional development opportunities for enhanced patient care underpinned by clinical excellence.
Source: Written by Australian Health Journal
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Startup Advances Biosensing
Melbourne based Nutromics is looking to solve some of the biggest healthcare challenges, by delivering on a mission to revolutionise precision medicine with Continuous Molecular Monitoring (CMM). Nutromics is developing biosensor technology integrated into a small and unobtrusive wearable smart patch.The software solution aims to be flexible and designed to connect with mobile and web solutions for integration with consumer health software and hospital platforms.
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Using human skin hair follicles to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Professor Michael Valenzuela is a science opinion leader, innovator and creative thinker with a career-long commitment to the prevention and treatment of dementia.
Following that he completed graduate medicine and medical training at the Prince of Wales Hospital. In 2012, he established the Regenerative Neuroscience Group at the University of Sydney, and in 2017 became the university’s first Professor of Regenerative Medicine.
Professor Valenzuela’s group discovered a new cell type with potential for regenerative medicine, a rare neural precursor cell found deep within the human hair follicle. He is the main inventor on several related patents and is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Skin2Neuron – a biotech company developing the first neurorestorative cell therapy for Alzheimer’s disease based on this work.
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Breaking silos to transform women’s health through MedTech
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Drawing on the outcomes of the inaugural MTAA Women’s Health MedTech Summit, she explained how the event brought together clinicians, researchers, industry leaders, regulators, investors, government representatives and patient advocates to tackle complex challenges through a collaborative approach.
