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Melbourne
Dental School
Help improve people‘s lives through good oral health.
AT THE FOREFRONT OF
ORAL HEALTH
The Melbourne Dental School (MDS)
is at the forefront of graduate dental
education and has Australia‘s largest
graduate dental program. Fundamental
to our program are four principles:
Prevention of dental diseases
Early diagnosis of dental diseases
and conditions
Minimal intervention techniques
Evidence-based practice.
MDS has gained worldwide prestige
through research leadership in key
felds such as oral biology, dental
materials, forensic odontology,
population oral health and orthodontics.
Each year, together with the Oral Health
Cooperative Research Centre and the
Bio 21 Institute, our dedicated oral
health experts are developing exciting
new products and procedures and
discovering new insights into dental
health.
OUR RESEARCH BREAKS
NEW GROUND
Professor Eric Reynolds AO FICD
FTSE, head of the Melbourne Dental
School, is a world-leading dental
researcher. Under his leadership,
teams of scientists have shown that
the early stages of dental disease are
reversible without invasive procedures.
A new technology was developed that
promotes the non-invasive repair of
early dental caries. Products based
on this technology, trademarked
as RECALDENT, are used in dental
practices in Australia, Japan, Europe
and the USA and generate over
$300 million in sales annually.
RESEARCH LEADERS,
WORLD-CLASS EDUCATORS
The MDS is a core participant in the
Oral Health Cooperative Research
Centre, which combines world-class
multidisciplinary researchers with
manufacturers and global marketing
experience. The Centre positions
Australia as a global leader in oral
health research, focusing on links
between oral and systemic diseases;
prevention, early diagnosis, intervention
and management of oral diseases
and disorders; and development and
refnement of techniques for dental
reconstruction and regeneration.
Our pioneering dental research work
has gained an international reputation
for excellence similar to that of Toronto,
Canada and Harvard, USA. Throughout
the world experts cite our numerous
journals, papers and books.
Consequently, we are able to invest
heavily in teaching, placing great
emphasis on the quality of our teaching
staff, many of whom are internationally
renowned dental academics. We
have top-quality dental teaching
facilities which are among the best
in the southern hemisphere. Clinical
expertise is sought from the local
specialist community as well as from
international visitors to the school.
I‘m getting an
excellent education
“
As a dental student, I spend
two to three days a week
in lectures and seminars,
then the rest of the week
in practical classes putting
theory into practice. I‘m
confdent I‘m getting an
excellent dental education
in a wonderful learning
environment.
”
Casey Edgar
Doctor of Dental Surgery
simulation training
and teaching facilities
completed in 2012
$19 million