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The Directors, Drs Peter Vickers, Michael Cooper, Paul Hammans and Staff invited their dental colleagues to an educational evening on Wednesday, 27^th August 2008 at The Boat House by the Lake.

The evening was attended by 145 guests and provided a great opportunity for our colleagues to meet new dentists and renew professional contacts.

We thank our guest speakers for their presentations. Guest speakers included Dr Rauf Yousaf "Cone Beam Scanning", Dr Sanjiv Jain and Professor Jane Dahlstrom "Needle testing of mouth lumps", Dr Michael Cooper "Oral Pathology" and Dr Paul Hammans "CT planning for dental implants" and Orthodontic microimplants". Presentations were informative and met individual needs.



The evening was sponsored by Synthes Australia Pty Ltd (principal sponsor), Commonwealth Bank, Nobel Biocare Pty Ltd, B Braun Australia Pty Ltd, ConMed Linvatec Australia, Medi-Dent Pty Ltd, BioHorizons Pty Ltd, MoInlycke healthcare, Aceton Australia/New Zealand, Aspenpharmacare, GlaxoSmith Klein, Fibertech Medical Australia, Austmel Pty Ltd, Kozline Pty Ltd, Jesner & Kelly Printers and Henry Schein Halas. We thank and value the support by our sponsors and look forward to their ongoing commitment with professional educational opportunities in the near future.

The Directors and Staff would like to thank their dental colleagues for their ongoing support. We hope you found the evening informative and enjoyable. Thank you for your feedback and suggestions for future educational evenings to meet your individual needs.

We look forward to continuing our partnership in providing the highest standard of surgical excellence and professional health care.

Jill Dexter
Chief Executive Officer

The Directors, Drs Peter Vickers, Michael Cooper, Paul Hammans and Staff welcomed their dental colleagues to an Open Evening at Canberra Surgicentre on Thursday 8^th May 2008.

Guests were invited to meet our Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Staff working in the facility and were given a guided tour of our Day Surgery Facility and Consulting Rooms.



The evening included a short presentation by our Practice Manager, Nijole Szabo who outlined our four business locations (Braddon, Deakin, Bondi and Balmain) as well as other locations where our Surgeons provide consulting services (Wagga, Batemans Bay and Merimbula). Our Surgeons attend private hospitals; Calvary Private Hospital, National Capital Private Hospital, Bega Valley Day Surgery Centre, St Vincent's, Randwick Day Surgery Hospital, Bondi Junction Private Hospital and Double Bay in Sydney. Nijole described the procedures completed at Canberra Surgicentre as well as Head and Neck surgical procedures completed in major hospitals.

During the evening, Dr Peter Vickers captured two audiences with his interesting demonstration of the nasendoscopy procedure in the Head and Neck Clinic. This examination is of the nose and upper airways by the use of a small flexible tube (endoscope) and allows the Surgeon to examine the lining of these areas. The examination looks at the nose (nasal cavity), the back of the nasal cavity (nasopharynx), the back of the mouth and tongue (oropharynx) and the upper part of the voice box (laryngo-pharynx). The area to be examined is illuminated by a light. Images of the area are transmitted via optical fibres within the endoscope to a viewing port or TV monitor.



Canberra Surgicentre is accredited with The Australian Council on Health Care Standards and due for its Organisational Wide Survey in 2009. Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Staff and Allied Health Professionals work conscientiously to deliver a high level of quality care to our patients.

A new position has been created at Canberra Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Our Client Relations Manager will be going out to meet all Dentists and Staff in their dental practices in Canberra and surrounding areas. This position will provide support and information to our customers (one to one), meet with dental practice managers to discuss improvements to customer service and provide a contact point to expedite customer service needs when required. The Directors and Staff are committed to working in partnership to improve the quality and safety of our services to ensure the best possible care for all our customers.

The Directors and Staff would like to thank their dental colleagues for their ongoing support. We hope you found the evening informative, enjoyable and look forward to our continued partnership in providing our customers with the highest standard of patient care.

Jill Dexter
Chief Executive Officer

Canberra Surgicentre was officially opened on the 15^th August 1997 by Kate Carnell MLA, Chief Minister of the ACT & Minister for Health & Community Care.

The Directors, Drs Peter Vickers, Michael Cooper, Paul Hammans and Staff celebrated this special occasion at The Green Herring Restaurant along with their medical colleagues, allied support team and other medical service providers.

The Canberra Surgicentre has provided Specialist services (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) to Canberra and surrounding areas since 1997 and has extended their consulting practices to Batemans Bay, Merimbula, Bega, Wagga Wagga and Sydney (Balmain & Bondi). Following the purchase of Dr Andrew Smith's rooms, we now are able to offer our patients a choice of either attending the North side practice in Braddon or the South side practice at Deakin.

Canberra Surgicentre has grown over the past 10 years as demonstrated in our number of patients since the Year 2000. In the Year 2000 (819), 2001 (1586), 2002 (2225), 2003 (2111), 2004 (1999), 2005 (2396), 2006 (2739) and 2007 to date (1174).

Canberra Surgicentre is accredited with The Australian Council on Health Care Standards and due for its Organisational Wide Survey in 2009. Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Staff and Allied Health Professionals work conscientiously to deliver a high level of quality care to our patients.

The Directors of Canberra Surgicentre provide support to their dental and medical colleagues on a one to one basis, mentoring and through the provision of educational evenings. Educational evenings include a variety to topics ranging from Implants, Medical emergencies and their management in the Dental Office, Cardiovascular medicine and prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis, overview of autoimmune diseases and their effect on oral mucosae, Complementary Therapies in Dentistry and many more interesting topics.

Feedback from their colleagues has demonstrated the evenings have proved informative, enjoyable and a great time to catch up with their colleagues/friends and meet new dentists within the Canberra and local region.

The Directors have also invited their dental colleagues to participate in an Externship program. The course is suited to general dentists at all skill levels and is for those who have done little exodontia or minor oral surgery, as well as those who are experienced in these fields and wish to extend their knowledge and skills. Activities have been tailored to suit practitioner's preferences where possible.

We now look forward to future challenges and working alongside our dental and medical colleagues in the provision of specialist services at Canberra Surgicentre.

In conclusion, the Directors and Staff would like to thank their medical and dental colleagues for their ongoing support over the past 10 years. It is only with this support that we have been able to achieve such excellent results for our patients in the Canberra and surrounding community.



Jill Dexter
Chief Executive Officer

The Directors, Drs Peter Vickers, Michael Cooper and Paul Hammans & Staff hosted another successful educational evening for their dental and medical colleagues at the Boat House by the Lake on Thursday, 12th October 2006. We wish to thank our Guest speakers and sponsors for an enjoyable and informative evening.

The evening was kindly sponsored by Novartis, Astra Tech, Medident, Synthes, Adec Australia, Henry Schein Halas, Micob Biomedical Services and Dentavision. We would like to thank all our sponsors for their generosity, support and their ongoing commitment to professional development.

A special Thank you to our principal sponsors Novartis and Astra Tech.

Our guest speakers included Dr Nicol Kurstjens who presented "Who is Novartis" and "Prexige application in Dentistry", Professor Lars Rasmusson (International Guest from Sweden) who presented "Immediate and early load of Dental Implants" and Dr Russell E. Vickers presented "Complementary Therapies in Dentistry".

The evening proved to be a success with the attendance of 150 guests. Feedback has been very positive with everyone enjoying the evening. The evening provided a great opportunity for our colleagues to catch up with one another and renew professional contacts. We look forward to our next educational evening and our colleagues suggestions to assist with the organization of our guest speakers for next year.

We look forward to future events and meeting again with our colleagues.

Trieselle Amalisen
Event Co-ordinator

A two week observation and "hands on" externship is being offered to general dentists in oral surgery. Please visit our externship page or Careers page for further information.

Dr Peter Vickers, Dr Michael Cooper and Dr Paul Hammans are pleased to announce that they have amalgamated their practice with Dr Andrew Smith. They will provide a comprehensive service to patients wishing to be seen on both the North and South sides of Canberra and surrounding districts.

Dr Smith will continue to see patients in the Deakin rooms for consultations and procedures requiring local anaesthesia. Patients who require procedures under intravenous sedation or general anaesthesia will now be referred to the Canberra Surgicentre. The Canberra Surgicentre is a fully accredited Day Surgery Facility specifically for the treatment of Oral and Maxillofacial patients.

Dr Vickers, Dr Cooper and Dr Hammans intend to expand their services by increasing the choice of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons working in the Deakin rooms. Dr Cooper and Dr Hammans will provide patient services each Thursday at the Deakin rooms. This change will be effective from April 2006.

Dr Paul Hammans commenced practice at Canberra Surgicentre in August 2005 after immigrating to Canberra from Germany with his wife Claudia and their three children.

Dr. Hammans was formally welcomed and introduced to the region's dental community at a function held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on the 10th November.

Below is a selection of photographs of a great evening with Dr. Peter Vickers and Dr. Michael Cooper and staff, greeting their guests who included dentists, doctors and their partners.

Welcome to the new look website of the Canberra Surgicentre. We have developed the website with our patient's needs in mind. There are several exciting new features and we have released a considerable amount of new educational material to assist in informed decision making and preparation.

• an entire new look, much easier to navigate.
• new educational material describing our most commonly performed procedures.
• new patient information material assisting with admission procedures and post-operative care.
• everything you want to know about Canberra Surgicentre.
• request an appointment online, it’s that easy.
• submit your feedback online.

We hope you benefit from our new website, please contact us if you have any questions.