ProfessorAlexander Holden
Clinical Professor
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Clinical ProfessorFaculty of Medicine and Health
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
Associations
Director, Councillor and Fellow of the Australasian College of Legal Medicine
Fellow of the College of General Dentistry (UK)
Member of Specialist Dental Practice in the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons
Awards and Honours
Runner-up Dental Writer of the Year 2012
Best Young Dentist 2013 (FMC Dentistry Awards) – Midlands Region Winner
Encouragement Award - Pierre Fauchard Academy / Australian Dental Association Emerging Lecturer Competition 2017
Fellowship of the International College of Dentists
Fellowship of the Pierre Fauchard Academy
Professor Roland Bryant Excellence in Teaching Award 2020
In the Media
Dental Industry Media
· Interviewed by Bite Magazine on how to usesocial media in marketing a dental practicein line with professional regulation and the law.
· Provided an interview to Bite Magazine oneffective communication between colleaguesand the importance of learning to compromise and negotiate.
· Highlighted the importance ofeffective complaints managementin Bite Magazine, highlighting how early management and a willingness to discuss patient feedback is a powerful resolution tool.
· Discussingconflicts of interest in dentistry, highlighting work published in the Journal of Law and Medicine.
· Interviewed by the Canadian Dental Association about my research.
· Featured as the cover story in Bite Magazine, focusing on my work on overtreatment in dentistry.
Popular Media – Blog posts and Popular Writing
· Published in The Conversationon advertising within dentistry and healthcare in general. (September 29th 2017)
· Writing about teeth-whitening (September 6th 2018)
o ABC News
· Writing about dental tourism (September 25th 2018)
o ABC News
· John Menadue’s Blog – Pearls and Irritations
o Oral health – an essential component of a healthy life.
o Laying Out the Road Map for an Australian Universal Dental Scheme
o We Must Fill the Hole in our Public Health Services: Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover the Mouth?
o What should our health professional associations be in the 21st Century?
· The Conversation, writing about dentistry and COVID-19; Can I still go to the dentist? How coronavirus is changing the way we look after our teeth (3rd April 2020)
· The Conversation, writing about my research on overtreatment in Australian private practice dentistry (2nd November 2020)
· The Conversation, writing about jaw clenching and teeth grinding. (3rd December 2021)
· The Conversation, writing about changes to advertising legislation for health practitioners. (25th May 2022)
Featured Interviews
· The Conversationbeing interviewed as an expert on teeth whitening (25th July 2019)
· Women’s Health Australia – interviewed on teeth whitening (September 2019 issue)
· “Would you like Botox with that? The perfect 'selfie' smile and the rise of the cosmetic dentist”The Sydney Morning HeraldandThe Agediscussing the ethics of cosmetic dentistry and how it is presented (25th August 2019)
· “The lifelong cost of the 'selfie smile': Optional dental veneers on the rise”The Sydney Morning Heraldand The Agediscussing the ethics of cosmetic dentistry (5th September 2019)
· “What you need to know before whitening your teeth”ABC Life.
· Why you may be getting dental work you don’t need and what you can do about it to save big bucks. 7News.com.au(23rd March 2021)
Radio Appearances
· 6PR Morning Program with Gareth Parker discussing teeth whitening (6th September 2018)
- 2SER Community Radio Station by Tess Connery discussing teeth whitening (10th September 2018)
- FIVEaa afternoon show by Alan Hickey discussing teeth whitening (10th September 2018)
- ABC Canberra with Jo Lavertydiscussing dentistry and oral health (at 1.37) (13th September 2018)
- Interviewed about dental ethics (at 1.01) byJames Valentine on ABC Sydney(6th September 2018)
- Interviewed on 2SER ondental tourism(7th November 2018).
- FIVEaa afternoon show by Alan Hickey discussing cosmetic dentistry (26th March 2019)
- ABC Radio Sydney on Focus with Cassie McCulloughdiscussing dental ethics and overservicing (7th August 2019)
- ABC Radio Adelaide on Drive with Jules Schillerdiscussing overtreatment in dentistry (3rd November 2020)
- ABC Radio Perth Breakfastdiscussing overtreatment in dentistry (4th November 2020)
- ABC Radio Central West Breakfastdiscussing overtreatment (5th November 2020)
- ABC Nightlife (part 1and part 2) discussing overtreatment (9th December 2020)
- ABC Melbourne on Evenings with Brian Nankervis discussing dental health week (5th August 2021)
- Joy 94.9 with Warren Andrew discussing jaw clenching and teeth grinding (21st December 2021)