Feature #96 – Embracing Lifelong Learning: An Interview with Dentist, Researcher, and Educator – Dr. Arosha Weekaroon

The Dental Head Start Podcast

Hosted by Dr Haydyn Bathurst

Hello Dental Head Start listeners, welcome back to our feature series! Today’s guest is Dr Arosha Weerakoon. Dr Arosha wears many hats in the dental industry, a practice owner of Tewantin family dental, a lecturer at the University of Queensland where she also obtained her pHD in Dentine, Adhesive Interfaces & Physiological Ageing. This is only just scratching the surface and how I met Arosha was that as some listeners may know she is a fellow Colgate Advocate for Oral Health.

In this episode we follow Arosha’s journey of being a dentist and how she evolved from one role to the next. If you identify with wanting to be a practice owner, researcher, or lecturer, this episode is for you!

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Dr Arosha Weerakoon

Dr Arosha Weerakoon is the owner of Tewantin Family Dental. She is also a lecturer (hon) with a Master’s in Public Health and a PhD from the School of Dentistry, University of Queensland. Arosha’s PhD thesis is titled, ‘Dentine, Adhesive Interfaces & Physiological Ageing’. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fouchard Academy. Arosha is the Assistant Secretary for the International Dental Ethics and Law Society and a member of the Clinical Council for Country to Coast, Queensland. In recognition of her commitment to professional learning and development, Arosha was awarded the 2022 BOQ Specialist Practice Bursary for Dental Excellence from the Australian Dental Association (QLD). In 2019, Arosha was awarded the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Convention Trailblazer Grant. In the same year, Arosha won the top prize, The Vice Chancellor’s Award, for her research pitch titled, ‘It’s about bonding with fillings’ hosted by Universities Australia. As part of her prize, Arosha completed an internship at The Conversation Media Group Headquarters in Melbourne. To date, she has published eight articles promoting oral health with The Conversation Media Group. Arosha believes that community engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration and patient empowerment is the key to improving oral and general health for all.

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