2021 School of Dentistry Orientation Program
Orientation for BDSc(Hons) first year students will be held at the UQ Oral Health Centre, 288 Herston Road, Herston in the week commencing Monday, 15 February 2021. It is compulsory that all students located in Brisbane attend the orientation sessions on Monday, 15 February and Tuesday, 16 February at the UQ Oral Health Centre. For off-shore students unable to attend in-person, all orientation sessions will be zoomed (except School tour and scavenger hunt) (check local time zones with Brisbane time). Recordings of School/UQ sessions and some student sessions will be made available as well as a virtual tour of the School. Powerpoint presentations will also be made available.
‘Getting Started - Your First Few Weeks at UQ’ online (Zoom) and in-person sessions at St Lucia campus have been scheduled at St Lucia campus. This orientation is compulsory for all new international students and recommended for domestic students. Students can attend ‘Getting Started’ in-person sessions and other UQ orientation events at St Lucia campus on Wednesday, 17 February. Students will need to register for Zoom and in-person sessions for ‘Getting Started’.
The Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (HaBS) will be welcoming all new students (including School of Dentistry students) to the Faculty and providing activities at St Lucia campus and online on Thursday, 18 February.
Overview of the week:
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Monday, 15 February UQ Oral Health Centre |
Tuesday, 16 February UQ Oral Health Centre |
Wednesday, 17 February St Lucia Campus |
Thursday, 18 February UQ Centre, St Lucia Campus |
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Morning |
School Program |
ADAQ Introduction Student panel |
‘Getting Started – Your First Few Weeks’ (UQ Student Services) |
Welcome to HaBS Faculty |
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Lunch |
UQDSA sponsored lunch |
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Afternoon |
UQDSA Icebreaker Activities |
Mentoring and Scavenger hunt |
O-Week activities |
HaBS Faculty student activities |
Detailed program:
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Monday, 15 February (Compulsory for all on-campus students) – UQ Oral Health Centre |
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Time |
Sessions |
Presenter |
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9:00 - 9:30 am |
Overview of day and Welcome from Head of School Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Professor Saso Ivanovski (Head of School) |
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9:30 – 10:00 am |
Being a Dental Professional Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Sobia Zafar (School Integrity Officer) |
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10:00 – 10.15am |
Welcome from BDSc (Hons) Phase 1 Coordinator Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Matthew Nangle (Phase 1 Coordinator) |
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10:15 – 10:30 am |
What, where and who in the School of Dentistry Zoo Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Matthew Nangle (Phase 1 Coordinator) |
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10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break |
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10:45 – 11:00 am |
Welcome from School Teaching and Learning Chair Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Associate Professor Rati Lalloo (T&L Chair) |
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11:00 – 11:30 am |
Introduction to Herston Student Services Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Ms Yasuyo Uehara (Herston Student Services) |
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11:30 – 11:45 am |
Introduction to UQ Library Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Ms Jackie Devenish (Herston Librarian) |
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11:45 – 12:30 pm |
Student Experience session Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Amro Farag/Dr Sobia Zafar (School Student Experience Coordinator) |
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12:30 – 1:00 pm |
UQDSA Meet and Greet Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
University of Qld Dental Student Association (UQDSA) |
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1:00 – 2:00 pm |
UQDSA Sponsored lunch (BBQ) |
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2:00 – 3:00 pm |
UQDSA Presentation and Icebreaker Activity Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
UQDSA |
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3:00 – 4:00 pm |
School Tour (Divided into groups) |
UQDSA |
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Tuesday, 16 February (Compulsory for all on-campus students) – UQ Oral Health Centre |
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Time |
Sessions |
Presenter |
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9:00 – 10:00 am |
Introduction to Australian Dental Association (Qld Branch) (ADAQ) Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Alex Forrest (ADAQ President) |
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10:00 – 11:15 am |
Life as a UQ Dental Student Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Student Panel: Panel members TBA |
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11:15 – 12:00 pm |
Early Lunch |
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12:00 – 12:30 pm |
Meet the Mentors Lecture Auditorium, Room 4401, Level 4 |
Dr Sobia Zafar (School Student Experience Coordinator) Peer Mentors |
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12:30 – 4:00 pm |
Scavenger Hunt and Mentor Carnival |
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Wednesday, 17 February (Compulsory for International Students; Recommended for Domestic Students) |
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Getting Started ‘Getting Started’ orientation which is provided by UQ Student Services is compulsory for new international students and also recommended for domestic students. A number of online and in-person sessions are being made available during UQ Orientation week (O-Week). The ‘Getting Started - Your First Few Weeks at UQ’ online (Zoom) sessions and in-person events at St Lucia campus are being held multiple times and can be found here: https://orientation.uq.edu.au/event-search/category/getting-started-sessions-16 Students need to register for a session (online or in-person) through the website. |
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UQ Essentials Online ‘UQ Essentials’ modules which are also beneficial for international and domestic students can be found on the Student Services website: https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/student-support/international-interstate-students. All students are encouraged to visit the site. |
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Thursday, 18 February |
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Health and Behavioural Sciences (HaBS) Faculty Orientation session – St Lucia Campus |
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See the session details here. |
Category: O-Week
Organised by: Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Herston
