{"id":24249,"date":"2021-12-13T10:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T23:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=24249"},"modified":"2021-12-13T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T23:52:16","slug":"ada-nsw-president-dr-michael-jonas-fighting-the-good-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/ada-nsw-president-dr-michael-jonas-fighting-the-good-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas: fighting the good fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">5<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas.jpg\" alt=\"ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas\" class=\"wp-image-24250 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-629x420.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas.jpg\" alt=\"ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas\" class=\"wp-image-24250 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-629x420.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dr_Michael_Jonas-112x75.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-supporting-the-post-lockdown-recovery-to-improving-access-to-dentistry-for-vulnerable-patients-new-ada-nsw-president-dr-michael-jonas-is-fighting-for-a-brighter-future-for-all-by-shane-conroy\">From supporting the post-lockdown recovery to improving access to dentistry for vulnerable patients, new ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas is fighting for a brighter future for all. By Shane Conroy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As COVID-19 lockdowns forced many people to put non-essential dental treatments on hold, many dental practices were left with empty chairs. Once busy waiting rooms were reduced to a scattering of emergency patients, and some practices closed their doors altogether. But with state-wide lockdowns now lifted and vaccination rates in NSW climbing into the 90s, the future is starting to look just a little brighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could have been much worse. Dr Michael Jonas, the new president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adansw.com.au\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Dental Association (ADA) NSW<\/a>, says there was a time in the early days of the second outbreak when NSW\u2019s dental profession was at risk of being severely restricted.<\/p><div class=\"bitem-article-desktop-720x300-in-text\" id=\"bitem-795962182\"><!-- Bite 720x300 [async] -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\";s.src = 'https:\/\/servedby.engagemedia.com.au\/app.js';var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {}; AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\r\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\r\nvar plc705185 = window.plc705185 || 0;\r\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_705185_'+plc705185+'\"><\\\/'+'div>');\r\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(165450, 705185, [720,300], 'placement_705185_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc705185++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedby.engagemedia.com.au', click:'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe could have got to a situation where no patients were allowed to be treated at all, and dentistry was closed down. But the ADA NSW has a very strong relationship with NSW Health and with the department\u2019s blessing, we were able to adopt a risk-based process where practice owners were empowered to assess their own risks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Jonas explains that during lockdown dental practitioners had to exercise their clinical judgement to determine whether a delay in dental care would lead to adverse patient outcomes, but practitioners were free to make their own decisions. Some chose to shut up shop and go on an extended break. Others continued operating through the lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADA NSW was there to support dental practitioners through the darkest days of the pandemic\u2014and not only their approximately 5000 members across NSW and ACT. With risks varying between Local Government Areas (LGAs), ADA NSW\u2019s Practice Services department became an information and advice hub for all dentists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>We need everyone to understand that the more teeth you have removed as you get older, the worse your health outcomes. At the end of the day, we want to improve access to dentistry for all Australians. <\/p><p>Dr Michael Jonas, president, ADA NSW<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur Practice Services team was constantly on the phones answering queries, and getting fresh information out of NSW Health to our members,\u201d says Dr Jonas. \u201cWe didn\u2019t hide that information behind a paywall for our members only. We made it public on our website. It was the right thing to do for the profession and for the public.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Towards a brighter future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Jonas is cautiously optimistic about a post-lockdown recovery. He thinks pent-up demand for the preventative and restorative treatments put off during lockdown will help dental practitioners across NSW to get back to business as usual. He also believes dental practitioners are well placed to manage any ongoing outbreaks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Jonas, who graduated from university in 1980, believes the lessons learned from previous epidemics are relevant now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDentistry in this country has been practising with effective precautions since the AIDS epidemic in the 80s made us think about infection control on a large scale. We\u2019ve been utilising personal protection equipment (PPE) for 40 years, and our normal processes work more than adequately. Of course, we need to practise heightened vigilance at the moment, but when COVID-19 becomes a memory, dentists will continue to ensure that the risk of the spread of infectious diseases is prevented or minimised.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until then, Dr Jonas says the Practice Services team will continue to act as an information conduit between NSW Health and the state\u2019s dental profession, and will keep creating infection prevention and control (IPC) videos and webinar resources for members out of ADA NSW\u2019s St Leonards production facility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treating the vulnerable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to supporting its members through the post-lockdown recovery, Dr Jonas sees ADA NSW as an important advocate for equal access to oral health services for all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As chair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adansw.com.au\/Community\/Filling-the-Gap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADA NSW\u2019s Filling the Gap <\/a>initiative, Dr Jonas is proud to say the charity has provided almost $1 million in pro bono dental treatment to vulnerable and disadvantaged patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Dentistry in this country has been practising with effective precautions since the AIDS epidemic in the 80s made us think about infection control on a large scale. <\/p><p>Dr Michael Jonas, president, ADA NSW<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt started as a way to utilise the four operating surgeries we have at the ADA NSW facility, and has grown into a much larger network,\u201d he says. \u201cDental practices around the state volunteer their facilities and services for treatment days. It\u2019s incredibly rewarding for all who participate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the challenges of regional and rural dentistry is another priority for Dr Jonas\u2019s tenure as ADA NSW president. He owned and operated a practice in Gunnedah for 30 years, before selling up and moving to Tamworth as an employed dentist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been working hard on rural dentistry for quite a lot of years,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s always about money and staffing. Getting an adequate number of practitioners into rural areas is a challenge, but it\u2019s getting better. Rural dentistry is now a viable pathway for young dentists to start their career and set up their life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equal access for all<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Jonas also aims to continue building on ADA NSW\u2019s relationship with the Indigenous Dentists\u2019 Association of Australia (IDAA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working with the IDAA to improve oral hygiene and dental outcomes for Indigenous Australians in NSW,\u201d he says. \u201cOur partnership is in its infancy, but we\u2019re helping them with their management and governance so they can get a seat at the table.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Jonas says improving dental health for the elderly and children will also remain priorities for ADA NSW under his leadership. \u201cWe\u2019re pushing children\u2019s dental health through the Child Dental Benefits scheme. It provides free dentistry for children\u2014with certain restrictions\u2014and is amazingly under-utilised,\u201d he says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while ADA NSW had great success presenting to the aged care royal commission under former president Dr Kathleen Matthews, Dr Jonas says there is still much to be done on the issue: \u201cWe need everyone to understand that the more teeth you have removed as you get older, the worse your health outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, we want to improve access to dentistry for all Australians,\u201d Dr Jonas concludes. \u201cIt is extraordinarily rewarding, and the incredible energy and enthusiasm of our members keeps me going.\u201d&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From supporting the post-lockdown recovery to improving access to dentistry for vulnerable patients, new ADA NSW president Dr Michael Jonas is fighting for a brighter future for all. 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