48 Min.
Ep 8b: Dr Aksa Qazi‘s journey as a Dentist in Australia versus the UK, Functional Dentistry and more... Life Of A Doctor
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- Karriere
Dr Aksa Qazi is a wonderful Dentist with a special interest in Functional Dentistry, currently working in Melbourne Australia. We first met in Cardiff University whilst we were both studying, she even filled in one of my teeth lol. We had such an amazing chat that i decided to spread this episode into 2 parts:
Part A
- Why Dr Aksa chose Dentistry
- Work experience before applying to Dental School
- Choosing Universities
- The Dental School interview
- What it was like studying Dentistry at Cardiff University
- Applying for Dental Foundation Training 1
- What happens if you don‘t get into DFT1
- DFT1 experience in the Midlands
- The process to pass DFT1
- What it‘s like for Dental Post-grads in Australia versus the UK
- Working in an NHS Dentist after DFT1
- The struggles of target driven Dentistry
Part B
- After a career break, restarting work in Dentistry in Australia
- Working in a mobile dental clinic in Schools
- Feeling comfortable with treating children
- Returning to work in General Practice after having a child
- Different types of Dental Surgeries and how they run
- How dentists are paid in Australia vs NHS UK Dentists
- Differences between working in Australia and the UK, both from a Dental and Medical point of view
- Her special interest in Functional Dentistry. Book mentioned ‘The Dental Diet‘ by Dr. Steven Lin
- Role of Dentists and Doctors working together
- How she applied for Permanent Residency
- Living in rural Melbourne
- Advice for someone thinking about a career in Dentistry
- Podcast recommendation for Dentists: ‘The Protrusive Dental Podcast‘
Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)
If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you
Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia
Email = Todaywithdrlucia@gmail.com
Dr Aksa Qazi is a wonderful Dentist with a special interest in Functional Dentistry, currently working in Melbourne Australia. We first met in Cardiff University whilst we were both studying, she even filled in one of my teeth lol. We had such an amazing chat that i decided to spread this episode into 2 parts:
Part A
- Why Dr Aksa chose Dentistry
- Work experience before applying to Dental School
- Choosing Universities
- The Dental School interview
- What it was like studying Dentistry at Cardiff University
- Applying for Dental Foundation Training 1
- What happens if you don‘t get into DFT1
- DFT1 experience in the Midlands
- The process to pass DFT1
- What it‘s like for Dental Post-grads in Australia versus the UK
- Working in an NHS Dentist after DFT1
- The struggles of target driven Dentistry
Part B
- After a career break, restarting work in Dentistry in Australia
- Working in a mobile dental clinic in Schools
- Feeling comfortable with treating children
- Returning to work in General Practice after having a child
- Different types of Dental Surgeries and how they run
- How dentists are paid in Australia vs NHS UK Dentists
- Differences between working in Australia and the UK, both from a Dental and Medical point of view
- Her special interest in Functional Dentistry. Book mentioned ‘The Dental Diet‘ by Dr. Steven Lin
- Role of Dentists and Doctors working together
- How she applied for Permanent Residency
- Living in rural Melbourne
- Advice for someone thinking about a career in Dentistry
- Podcast recommendation for Dentists: ‘The Protrusive Dental Podcast‘
Thanks for tuning in, we hope you enjoyed the episode. We would love it if you could leave a rating / review as it really helps to get the podcast out there :-)
If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please get in touch, it would be lovely to hear from you
Instagram = Todaywithdrlucia
Email = Todaywithdrlucia@gmail.com
48 Min.