 This study is being jointly funded by both the Dental Hygienists Association Australia and the Victorian Dental Oral Health Therapists Association.Ethical approval was granted for this study with all findings to be made public in October 2009 on "Research Day".The Melbourne Dental School is a participant in the Bio21 Institute with research encompassing a wide variety of sub-disciplines, including structural chemistry, bacterial biofilms and peptide vaccine technology



The Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum contains over 2500 objects, photographs, documents and catalogues relating to the history of dentistry and dental education in Victoria.