{"id":40715,"date":"2025-05-12T09:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/?p=40715"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T23:45:43","slug":"on-common-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/on-common-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"On common ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time 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=\"636\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1.jpg\" alt=\"workplace colleagues\" class=\"wp-image-40716 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-676x420.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-600x373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-696x432.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1.jpg\" alt=\"workplace colleagues\" class=\"wp-image-40716 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-676x420.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-600x373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-696x432.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.bitemagazine.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ALEX-EDWARD-1-356x220.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-professor-alexander-holden-was-a-teacher-when-dr-edward-waters-started-dental-school-almost-a-decade-later-what-began-as-a-mentor-protege-relationship-has-evolved-and-now-the-pair-are-workplace-colleagues-by-john-burfitt\">Professor Alexander Holden was a teacher when Dr Edward Waters started dental school. Almost a decade later, what began as a mentor-prot\u00e9g\u00e9 relationship has evolved, and now the pair are workplace colleagues. By John Burfitt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a PhD in mathematics and having enjoyed an academic teaching career, Dr Edward Waters decided in 2017 to change direction and commenced dental studies at the University of Sydney. One of his lecturers was Professor Alexander Holden who has mentored Dr Waters since his graduation in 2021 as he\u2019s established his career in dentistry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today the pair work together at <a href=\"https:\/\/slhd.health.nsw.gov.au\/sydney-dental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sydney Dental Hospital<\/a>\u2014Professor Holden as the head of specialist services and a clinical professor with the University of Sydney, and Dr Waters as a clinician and lecturer.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"bitem-article-desktop-720x300-in-text\" id=\"bitem-809435987\"><!-- 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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-professor-alexander-holden\">Professor Alexander Holden\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen teaching, you always remember those students who are either completely disengaged from the subject or completed engaged\u2014and Edward was the latter. I remember the first time I took note of him was in an ethics and professionalism class when he was asking all these really interesting questions. Part of the joy when teaching is being challenged and Edward kept asking questions. I also remember he never missed a single session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEdward was an unusual case as he had come into dentistry later; he already had a PhD in mathematics and had a successful career as an academic as well as his theology studies. He clearly had come into dentistry for all the right reasons and wanted to be of service as a health provider, and it is clear he\u2019s gifted intellectually and academically.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut he also had a curiosity about always exploring just a little more to see if there were better solutions. I remember one of the last sessions we did together in his final year in 2020\u2014a session about complaints management\u2014and Edward was again asking some really testing questions. I remember looking at him thinking, \u2018We won\u2019t be saying goodbye; he will be back\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The way Edward and I see dentistry is very similar and I think that adds to our ability to work together so well. He\u2019s empathetic and attuned to the human side of both healthcare as well as general life. <br><br><strong>Professor Alexander Holden<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was no surprise after graduation when he returned as a casual clinical educator and later as a lecturer. That was when we became colleagues. With a man of this intellect, it often felt like we were just speaking as colleagues all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to be called someone\u2019s mentor, but in Edward\u2019s case, I think I have just been a good sounding-board for him to bounce ideas off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast year when I decided it was time to hand over the professional practice component within the DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) program at uni, Edward was the obvious choice and has been very clear in how he wants to take it forward. I have remained with him teaching, but the difference is he\u2019s now the one giving me the direction as he has his own vision for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe way Edward and I see dentistry is very similar and I think that adds to our ability to work together so well. He\u2019s empathetic and attuned to the human side of both healthcare as well as general life. It\u2019s nice to collaborate with someone like that on something we both have a shared passion for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dr-edward-waters-nbsp\">Dr Edward Waters&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was late to dentistry as I followed a few other paths first. I completed an applied science degree at the University of Melbourne and then a PhD in mathematics at the University of NSW, and also did some work in medical education, before studying theology at the University of Eastern Finland. I became a deacon within the Orthodox Church in 2014 and was ordained a priest in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter graduating with my PhD, I was a senior academic in the University of Notre Dame Australia\u2019s medical school and deciding whether to study medicine or dentistry to develop my academic career. Some wise mentors said as I knew what it was like to be on the other side of dentistry, that\u2019s where I should head. So I enrolled at the University of Sydney in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the professional and ethics classes, I found something of a kindred spirit in Alex. I told him early on about my own academic background, and he responded, \u2018In that case, we will be colleagues very soon\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>In the professional and ethics classes, I found something of a kindred spirit in Alex. I told him early on about my own academic background, and he responded, \u2018In that case, we will be colleagues very soon\u2019. <br><br><strong>Dr Edward Waters<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a student, I had various classes Alex taught throughout the four-year degree and he did challenge me, but it was more about him wanting me to think about issues in depth, so I was more justified in my approach. We are both a bit unconventional and have a much broader view of dentistry than it just being a technical field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter graduation in 2021, he continued as a mentor with my journey into clinical practice. I had some questions around the clinical environment, and he was always free to talk. In time, he became more of a confidante and trusted advisor. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese days we work together at Sydney Dental Hospital and often set aside specific time to workshop ideas. At Sydney uni, I took over coordinating professional practice teaching within the dental program from him last year, and Alex has remained on the teaching team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am developing my own ideas about content, and he has given me good advice. With us changing roles and coordinating some of his teaching, I sometimes do feel like I have a bit of imposter syndrome, but he is very validating. What has made the connection between us work is a shared interest in the profession and its history, ethics and values. There\u2019s a lot of fantastic dentists who are interested in the technical side but it\u2019s rare to find someone like Alex who is as passionate about the role of the philosophy of the profession and the ways that continues to evolve.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Alexander Holden was a teacher when Dr Edward Waters started dental school. Almost a decade later, what began as a mentor-prot\u00e9g\u00e9 relationship has evolved, and now the pair are workplace colleagues. 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