Two new faces on Council

Dr Vinitha Soosaipillai and Dr Robert de Poi have filled the two vacancies on the Branch Council.
They were elected unopposed, filling the vacancies created following the retirements of long-serving Councillors Dr Pamela Craig and Dr David Houghton.

Dr Soosaipillai is Senior Dentist at the Doutta Galla Community Health Service in Niddrie. She has been a member of ADAVB since 2001, the same year she became a committee member of the Victorian Women Dentists’ Association. Dr Soosaipillai is a demonstrator at the Dental School as well as being a dental examiner for the National Survey on Adult Oral Health.

Dr de Poi has a periodontal practice in Moonee Ponds. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne School of Dental Science and is a part-time clinical instructor in the Graduate Periodontics Program. Dr de Poi is a member of the Policy Advisory Committee of the Professional Provident Fund. He is also a member of a number of professional associations and societies.