b'SECTION REPORTS71 NEW FELLOWS were welcomed into the College on Sept. 26, 2023, in Sydney, Australia, marking the largest class of inductees in the history of Section VIII Australasia.programsontheislandsoftheboard at its meeting in Sydney in South Pacific for over 25 years. InSeptember.Thelatestreportson recentyears,hisleadershiphasSection VIII projects can be found beeninvaluableinenhancingthein the November 2022 edition of the availability and elevating the stan- SectionVIIInewsletter.Updated dard of dental services in Tonga andreports will be published in the No-the Solomon Islands, as well as invember 2023 edition of our newslet-the Cook Islands and Vanuatu.ter, which will be published on the Section VIII website.Davidisafantasticcollabora- Supporting Future Leaders YOUNG DENTISTS GRANTS are be-tor.HeworksintimatelywiththeBuildingthefutureofourSectioning awarded after a two-year hiatus Rotary Club of Ballarat West, withandthefutureofdentistryinourduring the pandemic.localprofessionalsandorganiza- region is a core strategic value for tions,andwithawidenetworkofSection VIII. The board is proud to dentalandotherprofessionalshereintroduce the annual Section VIII2023 OfficershasestablishedovermanyyearsICD Young Dentists Volunteer grantPresident: Thomas Tsengin order to achieve outstanding oralafter a two-year hiatus due to thePresident Elect: Ian Meyers OAM health outcomes for the people ofpandemic. Applications will be con- Past President: Rick Sawers AMthe South Pacific Islands. David issideredbytheboardatitsmeet- Registrar: Petrina Bowdentireless in his efforts and is an in- ing in September. Read about theEditor: Jenny Ballspiration to all who know him. He isexperiences of Dr. Haneen Alayan, always modest and unassuming inthe 2020 grant recipient, who volun- Contact Informationhis work. Read our full report on theteered with the Smiles for the Pa- ICD Section VIII Australasia2022TongaDental,Medicalandcific program in Fiji last year.Admin. Officer Ron Robinson Schools Project. Section VIII is also proud to spon- 10 Bendtree WaySupport for Volunteer Programs sor the annual New Zealand DentalCastle Hill, NSW 2154, AustraliaAssociations Young Dentists ActionMobile: 0466 974 848We continue to support numerousGroup(YDAG)SpeakerDevelop- admin@icdsectionviii.orgvolunteer programs led by our Fel- mentDay.The2023YDAGdaywww.icdsectionviii.orglows. The next round of grant ap- was held on Feb. 25, 2023, in Auck- Section VIII Facebookplications will be considered by theland. Read more. THE GLOBE2023No. 2SECTION REPORTS 19'