Thu 10 September 2026 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
ADAVB North-Eastern Group Meeting
Join the North Eastern Local Group for their first 2026 meeting, with a presentation on risk management in oral surgery, led by Mr. Stephen Austin.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify patient behaviours associated with elevated risk of adverse outcomes.
- Recognise how sequential compromises can compound into a materially different treatment from the one planned.
- Improve their analysis of given scenarios from a medicolegal perspective.
- Decline or discontinue a failing plan without escalating harm.
Schedule
Speakers
Mr Stephen Austin - MBBS GDipDent MPhil FRACDS (OMS)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Mr. Stephen Austin is an Australian trained Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon, a local of the western suburbs and the founder of WestOMS. Stephen completed his surgical training in Victoria and then spent an additional two years completing internationally recognised Fellowships in the UK and in Melbourne. Stephen is a contributing editor of the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
In addition to private practice, Stephen contributes a great deal to public health. He is the Head of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Western Health, where he oversees training of young surgeons with the help of an incredibly talented team of surgical colleagues. Stephen also operates at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he has specialised in corrective jaw surgery and temporomandibular joint surgery.
