Our Reconnext 2023 Conference in Melbourne in early March was a roaring success. With around 140 members attending, including over 30 DCD students, there was a real sense of enthusiastic collegiality across the entire weekend. Here, AAPD President A/Prof Nicky Kilpatrick shares her recount of the event.

An eager and excited group of postgraduates and recent graduates in paediatric dentistry gathered at the Royal Childrens’ Hospital Melbourne on Friday 3 March to kick off the biennial AAPD post-graduate study day. Dr Dharini Ravindra shares an update on the day.

Make a career plan, build your networks – and find what you love to do outside of dentistry. Established AAPD member Dr Noren Hasmun has a wealth of knowledge and advice for our members at the start of their career. Here, we chat to Noren about herself and her career.