2023 SECTON VIII INDUCTION CEREMONY AND DINNER
New Fellows inducted in Sydney on 26 September 2023 (listed below in alphabetical order) with Section VIII President Tom Tseng: Khaled Ahmed (QLD), Poppy Anastassiadis (SA), Abdul Aziz (NZ), Paula Bacchia (VIC), Mahmoud Bakr (QLD), Donna Batchelor (NZ), Christopher Bourke (ACT), Craig Brown (NSW), Anthony Craig (QLD), Sandro D'Adamo (VIC), Fabrizio Damiani (SA), Alan Deutsch (NSW), Prashanth Dhanpal (NSW), Jodie Dobson (VIC), Andrew Flatau (NSW), Amy Fung (VIC), Vaibhav Garg (SA), Andrew Gikas (VIC), Sophie Halpin (NSW), Kenneth Hooi (NSW), Jay Hsing (QLD), Emma Jay (NSW), Yong Kho (NSW), Rohan Krishnan (NSW), Som-Ling Leung (QLD), Mathew Lim (VIC), Clare Lin (VIC), Trudy Lin (SA), Simrit Malhi (NSW), Stephen Moate (NSW), Martin Nash (NSW), Jodie Olivier (NSW), Wayne Ottaway (TAS), Angelo Pacella (VIC), Evangelos Papageorgiou (SA), Melanie Patney (NSW), Gregory Peake (ACT), Ajith Polonowita (NZ), Archana Pradhan (SA), Kerrie Ann Punshon (VIC), Alessandro Quaranta (NSW), Mehdi Rahimi (NSW), Rohan Rodricks (NSW), Vicki Rozos (NSW), Sal Shahidi (NSW), Dileep Sharma (NSW), Robert Shea (SA), Michael Smith (VIC), Catherine Snelling (Honorary) (SA), Ravi Srinivas (NSW), Jeremy Sternson (VIC), Karen Such (ACT), Katy Theodore (VIC), Mohit Tolani (NSW), Darren Townsend (SA), Andrew Tucker (VIC), Dushy Umakhanthan (VIC), Rajiv Verma (NSW), Joe Wang (NSW), Felicity Wardlaw (VIC), Arosha Weerakoon (QLD), David Whelan (VIC), Brian Whitley (NZ), Rebecca Wong (VIC), Albert Yaacoub (NSW), Evelyn Yeung (VIC), Jessica Zachar (QLD), Khaled Zoud (NSW).
The 2023 ICD induction ceremony and dinner were held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour (Sydney) on September 26th at the time of the FDI and Australian Dental Congresses. The evening was attended by 160 ICD Fellows and their guests. 69 new Fellows, as listed above, from throughout Australia and New Zealand were inducted on the night which is a record number of inductees at a Section VIII induction ceremony (“covid catch up”).
Unfortunately, a few Fellows who had planned to attend for induction had to cancel at the last minute. Consequently, a total of ten Fellows were inducted in absentia. Six active Fellows were inducted in absentia: Sofie Bui (QLD), Ioan Jones (TAS), Rachel Martin (VIC), Jane Pinchback (SA), Alistair Soon (QLD) and Heiko Spallek (NSW). Four Honorary Fellows were inducted in absentia: William Alimani (Democratic Republic of Congo), Alastair Sloan (VIC), Janet Wallace (NSW) and Ringo Wanzirendi (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Special guests at the dinner included Guest Speaker David Goldsmith and Joan Goldsmith, Fellows Graham Toulmin AM and Wendy Toulmin AM, ADA President Stephen Liew and Susanna Liew, RACDS President Susan Wise, NZDA President Amanda Johnston and the ICD Regent for Greece and Cyprus Dimitris Emmanouil. Four ADA state Presidents were present: Vaibhav Garg (SA), Amit Gurbuxani (WA), Jay Hsing (QLD) and Rohan Krishnan (NSW).
Registrar Petrina Bowden opened the evening’s formalities by welcoming Fellows and guests and delivering the Registrar’s report. A ceremonial changeover of Presidents was conducted with outgoing President Rick Sawers AM handing over the chain of office to incoming President Tom Tseng. Tom spoke of Rick’s outstanding service to Section VIII during his two year term as President. Tom concluded his vote of thanks by announcing that Rick has been appointed as the second International Councillor for Section VIII commencing from November 6 when Jackie Robinson steps down as International Councillor. Rick then addressed the new Fellows on the meaning and honour of ICD Fellowship.
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Fellows Graham Toulmin AM and Wendy Toulmin AM attended this special occasion to accept the symbols of ICD Fellowship – the ICD certificate, Section VIII gold key and ICD lapel pin – on behalf of William Alimani and Ringo Wanzirendi of the Democratic Republic of Congo who were inducted in absentia as Honorary Fellows. Graham and Wendy had just returned from the Congo where a very special ceremony was conducted to personally present the ICD certificates, keys and pins to William and Ringo.
Tom announced the departure of Section VIII International Councillor Jackie Robinson after 18 years of service on the Board. Tom also announced the retirement of Section VIII Administrative Officer Ron Robinson at the end of January 2024 and introduced Dr Kavita Lobo as the new Admin Officer for Section VIII.
An ICD Distinguished Service Award was presented to Fellow David Goldsmith (VIC). David is only the fourth Section VIII Fellow to be awarded the prestigious ICD Distinguished Service Award.
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David Goldsmith concluded the formal part of the evening with an inspirational presentation on his extensive volunteer work in the South Pacific islands, “27 Years of Building Bridges”. David’s presentation highlighted establishing and improving sustainable dental services in the South Pacific through collaborations with local organisations and people and a wide network of other collaborators. His presentation illustrated programs in Tonga, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Cook Islands in recent years.
As always, the evening allowed Fellows and their guests time for collegiality which is a highlight of any ICD function. CLICK HERE to see photos taken throughout the evening. CLICK HERE to view the induction program which includes abbreviated bios of the new Fellows inducted in Sydney.
The next ICD induction ceremonies will be held in Christchurch in August 2024 at the time of the NZDA Conference and in Perth in 2025 at the time of the Australian Dental Conference. Invitations with details will be sent to all Section VIII Fellows in due course.
INDUCTION CEREMONY AND LUNCHEON
TE PAE CHRISTCHURCH CONVENTION CENTRE
20 AUGUST 2022
An ICD induction ceremony and luncheon were held at the Te Pae Convention Centre in Christchurch on Saturday, August 20 at the time of the New Zealand Dental Association Conference. 72 Fellows and guests attended with 17 new Fellows being inducted. This was the largest ICD function ever held in New Zealand.
This induction ceremony was long awaited as ICD functions planned in New Zealand over the past few years had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. Some of the new Fellows inducted in Christchurch had planned to attend for induction in Japan in 2020 as part of the ICD centenary celebrations. That induction ceremony also had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
Of the 17 new Fellows inducted in Christchurch, eleven are from New Zealand: Mo Amso, Chris Brooks , Gavin Cho, Ellen Clark, James Goodrich, Juliet Gray, Liz Hitchings, Erin Mahoney, Kate Naysmith, Benedict Seo and Liz Webb. Three are from Australia: Ray Khong, Ann Monteith and Annalene Weston. New Fellows Amanaki Fakakovikaetau and Sisilia Fifita are from the Kingdom of Tonga and are the first two dentists from Tonga ever inducted into the International College of Dentists. The awarding of ICD Fellowship to Drs Fakakovikaetau and Fifita was acknowledged at the recent opening of the new dental clinics in Tonga (See article in the November newsletter). CLICK HERE to hear the acknowledgement of ICD Fellowship during the opening
ceremony and to view traditional dancing by students of Solate College. Video courtesy of David Goldsmith and Paula Moimoi Latu of Tonga Vision.
Liz Webb was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of ICD. Unfortunately, Liz had to be inducted in absentia as she returned from volunteer work in Vanuatu shortly before the induction ceremony in Christchurch and had contracted covid.
This was the first induction ceremony in New Zealand since 2012 at which the full Section VIII Board was in attendance (apologies from President Rick Sawers AM due to covid). This occasion marked a changing of the guard for Section VIII with long serving Board member Clive Ross CNZM stepping down from the Board in October at the conclusion of the International Council meeting. The induction ceremony in Christchurch gave the Board the opportunity to acknowledge Clive’s service to ICD during his 21 years on the Board and to say farewell personally. The Board presented Clive with an ICD Distinguished Service Award during the luncheon.
The ceremony in Christchurch closed with presentation of Honorary Life Membership to David Crum ONZM in recognition of his service on the Section VIII Board, especially the vital role he played in enhancing the relationship between ICD and the NZDA. David will return to the Section VIII Board as International Councillor replacing Clive when Clive vacates the position in October.
Photos from the Christchurch induction ceremony and luncheon are posted in the “History/photo albums” section of this website: http://www.icdsectionviii.org/2022-induction-christchurch.html.
More details about the Christchurch induction and luncheon and photos will be published in the November edition of the Section VIII newsletter.
This induction ceremony was long awaited as ICD functions planned in New Zealand over the past few years had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. Some of the new Fellows inducted in Christchurch had planned to attend for induction in Japan in 2020 as part of the ICD centenary celebrations. That induction ceremony also had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
Of the 17 new Fellows inducted in Christchurch, eleven are from New Zealand: Mo Amso, Chris Brooks , Gavin Cho, Ellen Clark, James Goodrich, Juliet Gray, Liz Hitchings, Erin Mahoney, Kate Naysmith, Benedict Seo and Liz Webb. Three are from Australia: Ray Khong, Ann Monteith and Annalene Weston. New Fellows Amanaki Fakakovikaetau and Sisilia Fifita are from the Kingdom of Tonga and are the first two dentists from Tonga ever inducted into the International College of Dentists. The awarding of ICD Fellowship to Drs Fakakovikaetau and Fifita was acknowledged at the recent opening of the new dental clinics in Tonga (See article in the November newsletter). CLICK HERE to hear the acknowledgement of ICD Fellowship during the opening
ceremony and to view traditional dancing by students of Solate College. Video courtesy of David Goldsmith and Paula Moimoi Latu of Tonga Vision.
Liz Webb was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of ICD. Unfortunately, Liz had to be inducted in absentia as she returned from volunteer work in Vanuatu shortly before the induction ceremony in Christchurch and had contracted covid.
This was the first induction ceremony in New Zealand since 2012 at which the full Section VIII Board was in attendance (apologies from President Rick Sawers AM due to covid). This occasion marked a changing of the guard for Section VIII with long serving Board member Clive Ross CNZM stepping down from the Board in October at the conclusion of the International Council meeting. The induction ceremony in Christchurch gave the Board the opportunity to acknowledge Clive’s service to ICD during his 21 years on the Board and to say farewell personally. The Board presented Clive with an ICD Distinguished Service Award during the luncheon.
The ceremony in Christchurch closed with presentation of Honorary Life Membership to David Crum ONZM in recognition of his service on the Section VIII Board, especially the vital role he played in enhancing the relationship between ICD and the NZDA. David will return to the Section VIII Board as International Councillor replacing Clive when Clive vacates the position in October.
Photos from the Christchurch induction ceremony and luncheon are posted in the “History/photo albums” section of this website: http://www.icdsectionviii.org/2022-induction-christchurch.html.
More details about the Christchurch induction and luncheon and photos will be published in the November edition of the Section VIII newsletter.
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ICD Centenary Dinner & Induction Ceremony in Perth |
At long last, Section VIII has celebrated the 100th anniversary of ICD! 71 Fellows and 42 guests enjoyed a special ICD centenary celebration at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Saturday, October 30 during which 30 new Fellows were inducted. WA border closures prevented all but a few Fellows from outside WA attending but did not dampen the excitement of coming together to be one of the first ICD centenary celebrations in the world. It was obvious from the buzz in the room throughout the evening that everyone was happy to be together after two challenging years with no ICD events in Australia or New Zealand.
Congratulations to our 30 new Section VIII Fellows inducted in Perth! Of the 30 new Fellows inducted on the night, 25 were inducted in person: Brent Allan, Sean Archibald, Meredith Arcus, Gosia Barley, Graham Carmichael, Jennifer Chan, Laura Dalton-Ecker, John Day, Garry Ecker, Amit Gurbuxani, Fritz Heitz, Andrew Hossen, Janice Kan, Jeremy Keating, Steve Naoum, Mark Nathan, Amanda Phoon Nguyen, Jan Owen AM, Don Rechichi, Girish Sasidharan, Lisa Standing, Margie Steffens OAM, Andrew Thompson, Zara Torre and Jacinta Vu. All the new Fellows were from Western Australia with the exception of Girish Sasidharan (from Tasmania) and Margie Steffens (from South Australia). Margie Steffens OAM and Jan Owen AM were inducted as Honorary Fellows. Five new Fellows were inducted in absentia: Robert Anthonappa (WA), Johan Aps (now residing in Belgium), Raj Dhaliwal (VIC), Angie Nilsson (QLD), and Bethy Turton (now residing in the USA). Details of the new Fellows who were inducted can be viewed in the Perth induction program, CLICK HERE.
A major component of the ICD event in Perth was acknowledging Dr John Owen AM for his ten years of service on the Section VIII Board as he has completed his term as Immediate Past President and departs the Board. Following the induction of new Fellows in Perth, John was presented with a Section VIII Past President’s pin by President Richard Sawers AM and was also awarded Honorary Life Membership by the Board.
Past International President and Section VIII International Councillor, Dr Clive Ross CNZM, of New Zealand delivered a video address entitled “Reflections on 100 Years for ICD”. Clive outlined the early history of the College and highlighted the contributions of WA Fellows to the development and leadership of Section VIII. He emphasised the meaning of ICD Fellowship and encouraged the new Fellows to contribute to the future of the College by “building on the shoulders of those who came before”. All Fellows are encouraged to listen to the address by Dr Ross, CLICK HERE |
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Following the special presentations, Fellows and their guests enjoyed dinner and collegiality for the remainder of the evening. The night was capped off with entertainment by the Singing Waiters.
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All photos from the dinner and induction ceremony are available to be downloaded from this website, CLICK HERE
For additional information please contact:
Dr Kavita Lobo, Administrative Officer
[email protected]
ICD Council Office Website
Dr Kavita Lobo, Administrative Officer
[email protected]
ICD Council Office Website
