General & Professional Staff Roles and Contacts
The Faculty's administrative and IT staff are located in the Sydney Dental Hospital and the Westmead Centre for Oral Health (Westmead Hospital). Curriculum Services staff at the Sydney Dental Hospital spend some time working with counterpart staff in the Faculty of Medicine (in the Edward Ford Building at the Camperdown campus). Continuing Education in Dentistry is located in the Sydney Dental Hospital.
Please click here for the complete list of administrative and IT staff which includes supervisors and fraction.
| Name | Postion | Duties | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denise Fischer | Senior Administrative & Student Affairs Manager /Alumni Relations Officer | Oversight of the administrative functions of the Dean’s office; in partnership with Year Academic Co-ordinators and Associate Dean (Students), student at risk management, discipline (including PPD points co-ordination), student conduct, student appeals (assessment grade & exclusion) (including liaison with Office of General Counsel, Student Office, & Dental Board of Australia eg reporting of impairment); liaise between HR and academic staff to ensure academic staff leave balances are managed; liaise between OGC, HR and the Faculty with respect to staff case management; management of prizes including annual ceremony; MOU's & formal contracts; Alumni Relations; co-ordinate production of online Faculty magazine (including liaison with copyrighters, graphic artists, publishers...) and co-ordinate News & Events section of Faculty website; | 9351 8300 |
| Development Officer | As directed by the Dean, develop strategy and implement programs to support identified priorities of Dentistry. Provide support to the Dean and faculty members to maintain and grow relationships with partner organisations and external stakeholders so as to secure funding and philanthropic support for the teaching and research activities of the faculty. Works closely with the faculty Alumni Relations Officer and the University’s Development Office. | 9351 8345 | |
| Executive Assistant to the Dean | Support for Dean including the preparation of draft reports and communiqués on behalf of the Dean; conferral of academic titles in conjunction with Division Office; visiting academic staff/scholar provisions; secretariat for senior committees (including Faculty Board, Dean's Advisory Group); Faculty committees listing including student representation; transition of policies/resolutios to the Academic Board committee structure; international activities listings; Faculty official records | 9351 8334 | |
| Frank Leung | Actg.Faculty Accountant | Financial and management accounting services; preparation and monitoring of Faculty budget; course fees management; asset management; chart of accounts; scholarships & fee waivers; oversight of all financial transactions | 9351 8332 |
| Ai Lin Nio | Curriculum Services & Operations Manager | Across all years of DMD, BDent & BOH - curriculum planning; overall co-ordination of, and liaision with respect to, curriculum services (assessments, evaluations & student feedback, e-Learning, curriculum web content, timetable & rostering, casual academic staff schedule preparation, HR & pay related services); administrative oversight of Honours, PBL portfolio, electives (outbound & inbound); liaison with the Sydney Medical School in relation to curriculum and student administration, admissions & enrolments, withdrawls/deferals, suspensions, discontinuations for the DMD; liaison with Division in relation to BOH admissions and enrolments; DMD & BOH scholarships | 9351 8378 |
| Marty Darragh | Curriculum Services Co-ordinator(Westmead) | Across DMD/BDent3&4 and BOH1,2&3 - co-ordination of curriculum services covering the full range of faculty disciplines, teaching hospitals and metropolitan clinics (including timetabling & rostering, web content, casual academic staff schedule preparation, and HR & pay-related services including online casual timesheet approvals; oversight of Honours administration, PPD administration for BDent3&4, and inbound electives administration; DMD & BDent 3&4 assessments; identification of 'students at risk'; CE course attendance lists (AHPRA); registration of newly graduated students with APHRA; Justice of the Peace approvals for Westmead; | 9845 9029 |
| Arthi Chauhan | Curriculum Services Officer | Across DMD2,3,4 and BOH - timetabling & clinical rostering, in collaboration with the relevant Faculty staff and NSW Health, utilising dental chairs in teaching hospitals & metropolitan clinics, in addition to rural placements; co-ordination of use of the NSW Health Interdisciplinary Clinical Placement Booking System ie ClinConnect; representation of the Associate Dean (L&T) at fora such as the NSW Health Clinical Placement Committee meetings; web content; copyright compliance; casual academic staff schedule preparations; PPD administration for BDent3&4; HR & pay-related services including online casual timesheet approvals; orientation sessions for clinical staff accross all curriculum years; and curriculum & administrative matters for BDent 3&4 students; Justice of the Peace approvals for Westmead | 9845 7281 |
| Jackie Williamson | Senior Policy & Projects Officer | Senior policy and projects support for Associate Dean (L&T) & Faculty Manager; in partnership with the Academic Co-ordinator (Policy, resolutions & course development): course development, policy (including Admissions; Honours/Electives; Clinical and Academic Professionalism; Copyright; Attendance), resolutions, submissions to Sydney Courses, units of study, Faculty website, publications information including prospectuses, guides & Faculty Handbook; L&T project management; L&T grants co-ordination (STEPS; RELT; CELT); secretariat services (including Learning & Teaching Committee); CE course approvals (AHPRA) through the L&T Committee; senior administrative services for the Oral Health Foundation | 9351 8354 |
| Tina Fulham | Administrative Assistant (Executive Support) | Administration support to the Professoriate. Available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - WM L1 Offices |
8821 4368 |
| Caroline Bolger | Student Administrative Officer |
Student Maintenance including administering admissions, enrolments, enquiries etc. via Sydney Student. Available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and alternate Wednesdays |
8821 4342 |
| Alicia Kaya | Larning and Teaching Services Officer (Postgraduate) | Learning and Teaching course support for the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry programs. These would include Special Needs Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine, Prosthodontics, Periodontics. |
8821 4367 |
| Fotini Dimitrioski | Curriculum Services Assistant (Westmead) | Administrative Services in the Curriculum Services Office at Westmead (including assessments, timetabling & rostering, web content, and HR & pay-related services) |
9845 6977 |
| Tracey Bowerman | Research & Postgraduate Studiies Co-ordinator | • Faculty research portfolio in conjunction with Associate Dean (Research) • Postgraduate student and course support in conjunction with Associate Dean (Postgraduate Studies) • Secretariat Research and Postgraduate Studies Committees | 9845 7892 |
| Alison_Reid | Learning and Teaching Services Officer (Postgraduate) | Support to Postgraduate students. Responsibe for the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Programs. These include Surgical Dentistry, Oral Implants and Restorative programs and Conscious Sedation | 9845 9030 |
| Terry Whittle | Research Officer (Jaw Function & Orofacial Pain Research Unit) | Services for specified research grants (including services for laboratory experiements, assistance in the application of specialised software, data analysis, writing papers, financial services for grants such as account monitoring & financial transactions); OH&S (Westmead); PBL sessions | 9845 7734 |
| Research Officer (Oral Medicine & Pathology) | Research support and grant administration in the discipline of Oral Medicine & Pathology | 9845 7290 or 7892 | |
| Natasha Pavic | Assessments Officer | Year 1 and 2 assessments | 9845 7192 |
| Monica Nou | Administrative Services Co-ordinator | Management of general administrative services at the Sydney Dental Hospital including staffing, credentialing (including professional registration, screening, vaccinations, criminal records checks & liaison with curriculum services staff at Westmead), OH&S and security; co-ordination of staff contract and recruitment in partnership with the Faculty Manager; provision of tier 2 courses information to potential students; events co-ordination including information days & evenings, Sydney Open Day, Careers Advisers and Teachers’ Day (CAT Day), graduation (including co-ordination of producing media/materials for events such as banners, posters and postcards); co-ordination of front of house services at SDH; oversight of room bookings, office/space management, lockers; Verifying Officer for Purchasing/Corporate Card Forms; general administrative support for Faculty Manager; Justice of the Peace approvals for SDH; | 9351 8385 |
| Nicole Taylor | Curriculum Services Officer (SDH) | Timetabling & rostering for BDent1/2 students; web content; copyright compliance; casual academic staff schedule preparations; online casual timesheet approvals; PBL portfolio co-ordination; curriculum & administrative matters for BDent 1&2 students; listing of ancillary/instrument costs for students | 9351 8304 |
| William Thevapalan | Facilities & Administrative Officer (SDH & Westmead) | Audiovisual & lecture recording services, and co-ordination of room bookings, for Sydney Dental Hospital (SDH) and Westmead Centre for Oral Health (WCOH); financial services and transactions in partnership with the Faculty Accountant; OH&S support (SDH) in partnership with the Administrative Services Co-ordinator; non-teaching related room bookings for both hospitals; liaison with SDH and WCOH re offices, keys etc; support for copiers, fax machines etc; organisation of catering for events; general administration | 9351 8350 |
| Angela Eberle | Westmead Simulation Clinic Co-ordinato | Provision of dental assistant and technical services for the Westmead simulation clinic including maintenance and care of equipment; arranging for external maintenance as required; ensuring that students and staff adhere to OH&S requirements; chair allocation; stock taking and purchasing; audiovisual services; maintenance of attendance lists; listing of ancillary/instrument costs for students in collaboration with Heads of Discipline. | 8890 4737 |
| Aysin Darendeliler | Administrive Services Officer | Senior administrative services for postgraduate programs in Orthodontics | 9351 8314 |
| Rebecca Chan | Administrive Assistant (Postgraduate & Research) | Postgraduate curriculum, research degree and administrative services for disciplines including Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry (including assessments, block review, timetabling & rostering, web content, and HR & pay-related services); administrative co-ordination of research grants; registration requirements of overseas staff and students; executive services to the Head of Discipline; financial services for discipline office/s | 9351 8314 |
| Dianne Smith | Administrative Officer (Bachelor of Oral Health) | Administrative and curriculum services for the Bachelor of Oral Health program including committee services, student records, communications, finance, student administration, assessments | 9633 2333 |
| Administrative Assistant (Bachelor of Oral Health) | Administrative assistance for the Bachelor of Oral Health program including reception | ||
| Kamal Wanigaratne | Senior Computer Services Officer (SDH & Westmead) | Interface between ICT and Faculty re out of scope services eg purchasing of hardware; lease management, assets management – each in collaboration with ICT; Sharepoint: file and knowledge management; Webmaster for public site; preparing/editing of specified lectures in preparation for posting and back-up for e-Learning Co-ordinator for content management; administration of e-mail lists (staff including honorary, & students); Unikey administration (including honorary appointments); oversight of lecture recording and audiovisual services and infrastructure for the Faculty; oversight of capital items management; programming for identified research grants in addition to L&T based projects; IT services for postgraduate students funded from specified research grants; electronics services for specified research grants | 9845 7024 |
Please click here for the General & Professional staff Organisational Chart.