Rate My Professor Winifred Harding

Harding's commitment to professional service is exemplified by her extensive involvement with the New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA), where she held key roles in the Otago branch including honorary secretary/treasurer, president, specialist representative on the NZDA board, and consumer liaison officer. She chaired conferences, served on national and international orthodontic committees, taught part-time, delivered lectures, and reviewed papers. In 2025, she received the NZDA Service Award for her 40 years of exemplary service to dentistry, presented at the NZDA's 120th anniversary conference. Her contributions to the literature include co-authorship on 'Evaluation of objective and subjective treatment outcomes in orthodontic cases treated with extraction of a mandibular incisor' published in The Angle Orthodontist in 2019, 'A qualitative investigation of specialist orthodontists in New Zealand: Part 2' in 2012, a book chapter 'Examination and Treatment Planning for Hypomineralized and/or Hypoplastic Teeth' in 2014, and 'The mutilated dentition - orthodontic considerations' in the Annals of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in 2012. Harding retired from clinical practice and teaching in April 2024.