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Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences Building The new research collaboration between the eviDent Foundation and the University of Adelaide will facilitate dental and cross-disciplinary innovative research that can be quickly translated and put into practice to benefit the community. Good oral health actually improves quality of life. Good oral health gives people the confidence to be part of society without pain or embarrassment. Despite being totally preventable, tooth decay (dental caries) affects 38% of 12-14 year olds in Australia, where over 40% of adults aged 65+ wear dentures. The speed of the translation of evidence into practice through the facilitation of practice-based research is a key strength of eviDent Foundation research. Practice-based dental research means that results are tangible, adaptable and practical. Together with the University of Adelaide’s impressive research capacity – the University of Adelaide’s Dental School is ranked 34 in the wor ....
Date Time COVID-19 restrictions lead to poorer oral health and long-term problems A new study published today by the University of Melbourne and the eviDent Foundation highlights the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the provision of dental care to vulnerable children in Australia who already experience higher levels of dental disease and disadvantage in accessing dental care. eviDent Chief Investigator A/Prof Matt Hopcraft said the research found that from March to September there were 881,454 fewer dental services provided in 2020 than 2019. “Restrictions imposed on dentists to provide only emergency dental care effectively shut down dental practices in late March through April, and again when Victoria experienced a second wave from July to September,” said A/Prof Hopcraft. ....