Brace Yourself
Episodes
Oral Cancer: From Screening to Survival
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A five-minute exam can save a life.In this episode, Julia Flor explores why early detection of oral cancer makes such a dramatic difference in surviva...
Etching and Bonding: A Deep Dive into Adhesion Dynamics
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adhesive dentistry is the foundation of almost everything we do — but how much do you really understand about etching and bonding? In this episode, ...
Peroxide Perspectives: Vital and Non-Vital Tooth Whitening
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patients ask about it all the time — but it’s not something we get much hands-on experience with at dental school. In this episode, we demystify t...
Rural Placements 101: Tips, Tricks and Advice from Final Year Students
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Brace Yourself podcast, we’re teaming up with the ADSA Education Series hosted by Demi-Lee Muir to bring you an honest and in...
The Missing Link Between GORD and Intraoral Health: Obesity and Bariatic Surgery
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think GORD is just about heartburn? Think again. In this episode, we dive into the overlooked connection between gastro-oesophageal reflux, obesity, a...
The Human Side Of Dentistry: Mastering Patient Communication
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical skill gets you through the door — but communication is what keeps it open. In this episode, we unpack why effective patient communication i...
The Cost of Crafting Smiles: Skin Conditions in Dental School
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From acrylic allergies to chronic dermatitis, this episode unpacks a hidden health issue affecting dental students across Australia. Why are our hands...
The Shift In Endo: Rethinking Pulpitis Diagnosis and Treatment
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the very first Bite-Sized episode of the Brace Yourself Podcast — and the official launch of our Podcast Digest series. Each digest is desig...
S5 E5 All things Rural Dentistry with Dr Tran!
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"In this episode of "Brace Yourself", host Carol Lam, chats with the brilliant Dr. Margaret Tran from Goulburn Valley Dental Group in rural Victoria....
S5 E4 Specialising 101: Paediatric Dentistry
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an exciting episode with Dr. Gabrielle Smart, an esteemed paediatric dentist from Hills & Country Paediatric Dentistry, hosted by A...
S5E3 Part 2: Specialising 101: Dr Alex Khominsky on Choosing Periodontics
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us once again as Martina and Andrea continue their conversation with Dr Alex Khominksy. This time as they delve further into periodontics they di...
S5E3 Part 1: Specialising 101: Dr. Alex Khominsky on Choosing Periodontics and Specialty Training
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this episode as we chat with Dr. Alex Khominsky, a specialist in Periodontics. Dr. Khominsky shares his inspiring journey to specialty tra...
S5 E2 Digital Smiles: Dr. Sonny Lee's Blend of Art, Science, and Innovation in Dentistry
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this enlightening episode of 'Brace Yourself,' where we sit down with Dr. Sonny Lee, a pioneer in digital dentistry. Explore how ...
S5E1 Part 2: The Graduate Experience: Bridging the gap between student to dentist
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The highly anticipated Part 2 with Dr Erica Hwin from The Graduate Dentist! Join Martina and Andrea, once again, as they continue their conversatio...
S5E1 Part 1: The Graduate Experience: Bridging the gap between student to dentist
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Martina and Andrea (4th year students) alongside our special guest Dr Erica Hwin (host of The Graduate Dentist) as they have an in depth conversa...
S5 Pilot Episode
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another season of ADSA's Brace Yourself! Martina Ta, Ana Elefterescu, David Paik and Andrea Karumathy from the 2024 Publication...
S4E11 - Unlocking Opportunities with RACDS
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are ending season 4 of ADSA’s Brace Yourself podcast with a bang - tune in for our last episode, organised by our own University of Adelaide Repr...
S4E10 - Unraveling Roots & Routes: Dr. Omar's Endo Odyssey
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are approaching the end of Season 4 of ADSA’s Brace Yourself podcast but before that, tune in for our December episode - ‘Unraveling Roots &...
S4E9 - From Scrubs to Smiles: Grad Talk with JCU
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for another episode of ADSA's Brace Yourself Podcast! 🎙️ From Scrubs to Smiles: Grad Talk with JCU Get ready to dive into the ...
S4E8 - Behind the Scenes of BOHDS: LaTrobe Student Club
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Tune into the October episode of the ADSA Brace Yourself Podcast - “Behind the Scenes of BOHDS: LaTrobe Student Club” Join Edmund Pan and ...
S4E7 - First-Year Dental Diaries: Lessons from UoA
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ Tune in to our September Episode - First-Year Dental Diaries: Lessons from UoA Join the dynamic duo of Sam and Brandon on this episode of 'Br...
S4E6 - Mental Health in Dentistry
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our 6th episode for Brace Yourself - “Mental Health in Dentistry” Join the thought-provoking episode with Dr. Viet Le and Dr. Chiraag D...
S4E5 - Tooth Sleuths: Unveiling Forensic Odontology
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to ADSA Brace Yourself's 5th episode for 2023! In this episode, join Mulki on 'Brace Yourself' Podcast as she interviews Dr. ...
S4E4 - A Podcast Prescription for Sucess Post-Graduation
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Brace Yourself's 4th episode for 2023! In this episode, join host Wen (Dental Student) as she welcomes the brilliant Dr. Chrish F...
S4E3 - An special look into Special Needs Dentistry
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ADSA’s May episode for our podcast ‘Brace Yourself’ is finally out - tune in now to listen to "A special look into Special Needs Dentistry”...
S4E2 - A Good Look into Cosmetics Dentistry
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our second episode of this season, where we join Catherine Zhou (UWA) as she interviews Michelle Haddad- an entrepreneur, educator, an...
S4E1 - Dental School- Is it worth it?
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the debut episode of Season 4! This episode features a light-hearted yet vulnerable conversation between two friends who spent high school...
Season 4 - Pilot Episode
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 4th season of Brace Yourself! Dalena Ly, Catherine Zhou, Zi Wei Luu, and Wen Phua from our wonderful publications team this year summar...
S3E15 – Pathways to specialisations: Periodontics
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the last episode of season 3, we have the final specialty for our mini-series: periodontics! Undergoing his final year of periodontics training, D...
S3E14 – Pathways to specialisations: Orthodontics
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E13 – Pathways to specialisations: Endodontics
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E12 - Pathways to specialisations: Oral Medicine
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E11 – Pathways to specialisations: OMFS
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about what’s next after dentistry? Loved the practical and surgical side of your coursework? Chances are, you’ve considered ...
S3E10 - What's next after oral health?
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E9 - Indigenous Oral Health
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the Indigenous population of Australia facing many barriers in healthcare, oral health is not an outlier. As disparity is faced within our First ...
S3E8 - How did your childhood influence your oral microbiome today?
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E7 - How can balloon art inflate your practice? Work after grad.
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E6 - Introducing... ADAVB!
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to Single Use Dental Instruments for sponsoring today’s Brace Yourself episode. Visit www.singleusedentalinstruments.com for more informat...
S3E5 - How the COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted Dental Students
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As COVID-19 has affected students worldwide, it has inevitably impacted dental students as well. But in what ways has it hinder or enhanced students’...
S3E4 - Ambience face shields and the importance of PPE
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What if we told you that you could attain a fourth line of defense for your body? Believe it or not, you can! With the advancement of technology, PPE ...
S3E3 - Starting your own clinic as an OHT
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it’s running your own clinic as an Oral Health Therapist (OHT)? Well wonder no further! This month’s episode of Brace Yourself wi...
S3E2 - Great Dental Websites
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s something always starts with the same 3 consonants, but ends with 3 different letters? Something that we access everyday, but can’t physica...
S3E1 - Exploring research pathways for oral health students
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever had a question that piqued your curiosity? One that you couldn’t answer with a research article from Google scholar or PubMed? Well, y...
Season 3 - Pilot Episode
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back everyone to our 3rd season of Brace Yourself! To get the ball rolling, our publications team Emily, Audrey and Boon, gives us a short run...
S2E6 - Common myths and beliefs behind oral hygiene practices
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With oral hygiene playing a crucial role in disease prevention, preventative dentistry is at the forefront of our patient care, along with evidence ba...
S2E5 - The road from student to graduate dentist with Dr Jay Hsing
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Phillip Nguyen (DEN5, LTU), ADSA's Immediate Past President, along with Lachie Berry (DEN5, LTU) and Jake Templar (DEN5, LTU) have a ...
S2E4 - Patient management and communication
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lisa Zhu, a 4th year dentistry student and the ADSA representative from the University of Queensland, is joined by An Tran (BDS5) and...
S2E3 - Exam season in dental school
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Cheree He, a 2nd year dental student and the ADSA representative from Griffith University, is joined by Jakob (DEN2, GUDSA academic co...
S2E2 - Student life on clinical placement
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No doubt life in the clinics may be exciting yet daunting for all of us, as it is a new chapter of our university life in Dentistry and Oral Health. J...
S2E1 - Starting dental school
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lilly Liu, a 2nd year DMD student from UWA, is joined by Ethan Lloyd (DMD3, UDSS President) and Pauline Wong (DMD3, UDSS Secretary) t...
Season 2 - Pilot Episode
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to season 2 of Brace Yourself! In this episode, Furqaan Ahmad and Cherine Lit from the publications team of ADSA's 2021 committee introduce us...
S1E11 - ADSA Presidents - where are they now?
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our current ADSA President, Phillip, is joined by two past presidents, Emma and Dr Nicole to discuss their experiences as part of the...
S1E10 - Joining a university club – worth it or not?
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you considering joining a university club? Perhaps thinking how it could impact your future in the dental industry? In this episode: we listen to ...
S1E9 - Who you gonna call? (Dental) Mythbusters!
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are endless amounts of myths regarding health and Dentistry is no exception. Myths are a stubborn thing and will be one of the prime factors of ...
S1E8 - Hustling without burning out
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The damned stresses of dental school are things we are all too familiar with – but does it have to be so bad? In this episode, Michelle Zhang from t...
S1E7 - RIP 2020 ADSA Convention
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you been to an ADSA Convention before? If not, this is the episode for you as Tanisha, Rachel and Rand from Charles Stuart University talk about ...
S1E6 - Brain foods and higher grades
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Eveline Dwyer from University of Sydney explores how food affects her daily life and whether she is making the right nutritional choi...
S1E5 - Placement – a collection of your favourite stories
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know how to make the most out of your clinical placements? In this episode, Arina Rawat from Melbourne University will seek advice and guidanc...
S1E4 - #Social-Media-in-dentistry
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the impact of social media and its role in the world of dentistry. Tune in as we discuss how our guests began their dental...
S1E3 - “How to run a dental school club” says the president
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We'll be discussing what it takes to run a dental school club! Tune in to find out! Yasmine from UWA will interview current and past ...
S1E2 - COVID-19 – ALL you need to know to survive this period
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: We discuss the biggest health crisis of our generation. The novel coronavirus has forced many changes to the delivery of oral health ...
S1E1 - Dr Daniel Maryanovsky’s Journey – how to make the most out of student years and a sneak peek into life after graduation
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: Natalie Tsang and Kylin Shi, both 3rd year Dental students, talk about what life is like studying Dentistry at La Trobe University in...
Season 1 - Pilot Episode
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Brace Yourself – a podcast series created by the Australian Dental Students Association (ADSA) for all the dental and oral health student...