Meet one of our newest members, Madeline Townsend.

Madeline Townsend is a registered dental practitioner who teaches general dental practice at the Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne, Australia. She is currently completing the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education. She is a second-year coordinator for the Doctor of Dental Surgery program and teaches across conservative dentistry (restorative/fillings) simulation, general dental clinical practice and clinical photography.

Her work has included introducing a structured near-peer learning opportunity for first-year students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program, where they are able to have an early introduction into clinic and work alongside their second-year peers. This has been successfully introduced in 2025 and she hopes to expand it across other year levels in the program. She has also developed 3D and 2D educational resources to aid in teaching restorative dentistry. These are being used in the conservative dentistry teaching in the simulation classes, and she hopes to expand the library of resources. She has developed a comprehensive clinical notes guide to support their creation of clinical notes in their clinical placements. This is being used across all 3 clinical years of the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. 

She heard about ANZAHPE through colleagues at the University of Melbourne. She chose to become a member to connect with other health profession educators across Australia and New Zealand. She is motivated to improve the educational experience of her students and increase the quality of education they receive as the next generation of health professionals.