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Australian Society of Endodontology Incorporated

Directory

Office Bearers

President	Dr Peter Duckmanton
	Endodontic Unit, Sydney Dental Hospital
	2-14 Chalmers St
	Surry Hills, NSW 2010
	+61 2 9292 3377 (T)
	pduckman@mail.usyd.edu.au (E)
Vice President	Dr Jeff Ward
	11th Floor, 20 Collins St
	Melbourne, 3000
	+61 3 96504209 (T)
	jeffbec1@bigpond.com (E)
Federal Secretary/Treasurer	Dr Fiona Heard
	84/183 Macquarie St
	Sydney, NSW 2000
	+61 2 9221 3544 (T)
	mac.endo@bigpond.com (E)
Immediate Past President	Dr Ross Applegarth
	9th Floor Watkins Medical Centre
	225 Wickham Terrace
	Brisbane QLD 4000
	+61 7 38393905 (T)
	kapplega@bigpond.net.au (E)
Councilors	Dr Jeff Ward - VIC
	Dr Ross Applegarth - QLD
	Dr Paul Marin - SA
	Dr. Nigel Souter - WA
Co-Ordinator Tasmania	Dr Katherine Janney
Membership Officer	Dr Nigel Rock
Public Officer	Dr Steve Dahlstrom
Web Site Co-Ordinator	Dr Fiona Heard

State Branch Presidents

Victoria	Dr Jeff Ward
New South Wales	Dr Marcus Yan
South Australia	Dr. Fabrizio Damiani
Queensland	Dr Bayardo Martell
Western Australia	Dr Christine Yu

Honorary Life Members

1980	Dr Ernst (Effy) Ehrmann
1989	Dr Geoffrey Heithersay AO
1989	Dr John Mayne
1989	Dr Ron Rankine - Wilson (dec)
1994	Dr Anthony Martin
1994	Dr Steven Cohn
1997	Dr Gilbert Shearer
1998	Dr John Booth (dec)
2002	Dr Barry Feiglin

State Life Members

NSW	Prof Barry Barker (dec)
	Prof Roland Bryant
	Dr Steven Cohn
	Dr Max Halliday
	Dr Anthony Martin
	Dr John Mayne
Qld	Dr Grahame Brown (dec)
	Dr Gil Shearer
	Dr Ralph Reid
	Dr Stuart Simpson
SA	Dr John Booth(dec)
	Dr Lachlan Daenke
	Dr Geoffrey Heithersay AO
Vic	Dr Julian Basser (dec)
	Dr John Carey
	Dr Effy Ehrmann OAM
	Dr Barry Feiglin
	Dr Tony Langford
	Dr Gary Nervo
	Dr Peter Parashos
	Dr Ernie Stiebel (dec)
WA	Dr Ron Rankine-Wilson (dec)
	Dr Bruce Stone

Honorary Members

Dr Jens Andreasen	(Copenhagen)
Professor Rory Hume	(USA)

Australian Endodontic Journal

Editor-in-Chief	Dr Ralph Reid
Sub-Editor	Dr Christine Yu
Editorial Board	Professor Paul Abbott
	Dr Alex Moule
	Dr Peter Parashos
State Branch Correspondents:
NSW	Dr Vince Blefari
QLD	Dr Ward Rutley
SA	Dr Dan Farmer
VIC	Dr Martin Gale
WA	Dr Cary Dry

Committees

Research Grants Advisory Committee (RGAC)

Chairman	Dr Peter Parashos
	Dr Alex Moule
	Dr Santo C. Cardaci
	Dr David Barnard
	Dr Paul Marin

Endodontic Education Subcommittee

Chairman	Assoc Prof Alex Moule
Undergraduate Contacts:
New Zealand	Dr Nick Chandler
	Mrs CJ Hauman
New South Wales	Prof Roland Bryant
	Dr Michelle Heffernan
Queensland	Assoc Prof Alex Moule
	Dr Bill Kahler
South Australia	Prof Geoffery Heithersay
	Assoc Prof Peter Cathro
	Dr Erika Vinczer
Victoria	Dr Chankhrit Sathorn
Western Australia	Dr Paul V Abbott
	Dr Jacky Castro
Griffith University QLD	Dr Lea Foster
Postgraduate Contacts:
New Zealand	Dr Nick Chandler
Queensland	Dr Bill Kahler
South Australia	Assoc Prof Peter Cathro
Victoria	Dr Peter Parashos
Western Australia	Dr Paul V Abbott

Awards

Postgraduate Research Grant Recipients

1998	Dr Seung Tee Kim
	Dr Fjelda Martin
	Dr Emanuel Plataniotis
1999	Dr Daniel Farmer
	Dr Tim Castrisos
	Dr Gary Verdikt
2000	Nil awarded
2001	Dr Fabrizio Damiani
	Dr Boon Tik Tan
2002	Dr Karen Wong
	Dr David van Eldik
	Dr Michael Lee
2003	Dr Nigel Souter
2004	Dr Arna-Lee Jensen
	Dr Khashayar Nassery
	Dr Patrick Caldwell
	Dr Donna Tomeski
2005	Dr Pavena Chivatxaranukul
	Dr Jeffrey Hislop
	Dr Mark O’Sulliva
	Dr Andrew Sainsbury
	Ms Tanida Srisuwan
	Dr Thai Yeng
	Dr Geoffrey Young
2006	Dr Anne Harrison
	Dr Ray Heffer
	Dr Hian-Siang Hsu
2007	Barbara Plutzer SA
	Daniel Bierenkrant Vic
	Jonathan Moore Vic
	Mehdi Rahimi Vic

General Research Grant Recipients

1998	Dr Jeeraphat Jantarat
	Dr John McNamara
1999	Dr David Figdor
2000	Dr David Figdor
2001	Dr David Figdor
	Dr Peter Parashos
2002	Nil Awarded
2003	Nil Awarded
2004	Nil Awarded

Undergraduate Dental School Grant

1999	Professor Harold Messer	University of Melbourne
2001	Professor Harold Messer	University of Melbourne
2002	Dr Anthony Martin	University of Sydney

Undergraduate Essay Competition

2002	Title	“Medicaments & materials enhance the prognosis of modern endodontic treatment – Discuss this statement”
	Judges	Dr Robert Love
		Dr Steve Manning
	1stPlace	Amy Grehan (WA)
	2ndPlace	Mandeep Kaur (NZ)
	Finalists	Suma Sukamar (S.A.)
		Graham Carmichael (W.A.)
		Jonathan Moore (Qld)
		Belinda Monagahan (N,Z.)
		Kavitha Sivasithamparam (Qld)
		Jeffrey Kaibu (S.A.)
2003	Title	“Discuss the Prevention and Management of Procedural Errors During Endoddontic Treatment”
	Judges	Martin Gale
		Seung Tae Kim
	1stPlace	Christophe Duigou (WA)
	2ndPlace	Lyndall Smythe (SA)
2004	Title	"Diagnosis and treatment planning is essential prior to commencing endodontic treatment. Discuss this statement as it relates to clinical endodontic management."
	Judges	Paul Marin
		Paul Heijkoop
	1stPlace	Trudy Stewart (SA)
	2ndPlace	Aaron Sheet (SA)
2005	Title	"Case Assessment and treatment planning: What governs your decision to treat, refer or replace a tooth that potentially requires endodontic treatment."
	Judges	Matthew Gentner and Ward Rutley (QLD
	1st Place	Kiran Pothukuchi (WA)
	2ndPlace	Beth Loveday (SA)
2006	Title	Discuss How The Management Of Trauma To The Dentition Is Influenced By The Type And Severity Of Injury
	Judges	Fiona Heard and Peter Duckmanton (NSW)
	1st Place	Omar Breik (VIC)
2007	Title	“Elimination Of Micro-Organisms From The Root Canal Is One Of The Main Aims Of Endodontic Treatment”. Discuss This Statement And Outline The Ways That This Can Be Achieved.
	Judges	Kurien Mammootil and Mark Evans (Vic)
	1st Place	Eun Jae Hwang (SA)
	2ndPlace	Hsuan-Yu (Jason) Wang (SA)

Postgraduate Case Report Competition

2002	Judges	Dr David Barnard	NSW
		Dr Peter Duckmanton	NSW
	1st place	Dr Pairoj Linsuwanont	VIC
	2nd place	Dr Jeff Ward	VIC
2003	Judges	Dr Geoff Heithersay	SA
		Dr Jack Linn	SA
	1st place (shared)	Dr Jeff Ward	VIC
		Dr Micheal Lee	QID
2004	1st Place	Dr Christine Yu	WA
	2nd Place	Dr Sam Tseng	QLD
2005	Judges	Dr Martin Gale	VIC
		Dr Ennio Reballato	VIC
	1st Place	Arna-Lee Jensen	WA
	2nd Place	Luke Borgula	VIc
2006		Dr Christine Yu	WA
		Dr Michael Lee	Wa
2007	Judges	Dr Amanda Law	NSW
		Dr John Barbat	NSW
	1st Place	Geoff Young	VIC

ASE General Dentist Competition

2002	Judges	Dr Paul Fitz Walter
		Dr Tony Langford
	Winner	Danny Low
2003	Judges	Ross Applegarth
		Matthew Gentner
	Winner

General Grant Money

2002	Dr David Cable
	Dr Ralph Reid
	Dr Robert French
	Dr Luke Moloney

International Representatives

International Federation of Endodontic Associations (IFEA)

Prof Paul Abbott	Immediate Past President
Dr Mark Wotzke	ASE representative to IFEA
Dr Mark Wotzke	IFEA Regent to Oceana

Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC)

Dr Seung Tae Kim	Treasurer
Dr Marcus Yan	Councillor

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