Completion

Notification

Successful candidates will be notified when they have completed all the program requirements. They will be able to print their completion certificate directly from their Learning Centre account for display in their practice, and their details will be added to the online listing of Fellows.

There will be an annual award ceremony for all new Fellows either at the Sleep DownUnder Conference. 

Although you have 12 months to complete the FDSM once you have passed the exam, any work submitted (particularly the cases and logbooks) after the 2nd of August 2024, might not necessarily be marked in time for you to receive your official certificate at the Sleep Down Under Conference in 2024.  You will still be notified when you have completed the course and can use the post nominals once you have passed and your name will be formally placed on the FDSM register.  Your certificate however, will be given to you at the Sleep Down Under Conference in 2025.

Results appeals

All appeals relating to examination or other results will be considered by the FDSM Advisory Committee. Details of the appeal should be provided in writing to the Program Manager and include:

• the candidate’s name
  
• the program component being appealed
  
• why the candidate is appealing the result, and
  
• the resolution the candidate is seeking..
  

The Program Manager will acknowledge all appeals within 3 days of receiving them, and the Advisory Committee will provide a determination within 60 days.

All candidates will be notified of their results by the 2nd of September 2024 the latest as long as they have submitted them on or before the 2nd of August 2024.

Complaints

Complaints about the FDSM Program should be addressed in writing to the Program Manager in the first instance and include:

• the candidate’s name
  
• information about the complaint, and
• the resolution of the complaint that the candidate is seeking.
  

If the complaint relates to the Program Manager, it may be made in writing to ASA Chief Executive, Marcia Balzer ([email protected]). 

The Program Manager or CEO will seek to resolve the complaint with the candidate, and refer the complaint to the Advisory Committee if a resolution is not achieved. The decisions of the Advisory Committee will be final.

Complaints against any Fellow will be investigated by the Chief Executive of the ASA and representatives of the Board if required. Any required action will be undertaken according to the process set out in section 10 of the ASA Constitution, ‘Disciplining of Members’. This will also apply if the Dental Board of Australia or New Zealand places any practice restrictions on a Fellow.