Victorian-Era Dentures in Brisbane, Australia.

There are few formal publications in Australia relating to Victorian-era dentures and reliable evidence relating to their contemporaneous design, ownership and type is almost non-existent. Archeologists have reported only ten denture units retrieved from eight individuals interred in 19 century Australian cemeteries. A salvage excavation in 2001 at the North Brisbane Burial Grounds (NBBG, 1843-1875) uncovered, , an assemblage of two metal- and two vulcanite-based dentures.

Public Dental Services, Queensland, Australia: Charles Octavius Vidgen.

Charles Octavius Vidgen was the Superintendent of the Brisbane Dental Hospital, c1917-1945. Hitherto, commentators' reviews rely on imposing but narrow streams of evidence to either ignore Vidgen's influence on the dental profession or portray it as both peripheral and controversial. In this account, the authors use historical method to provide a revisionist account of Vidgen's professional profile and, to a lesser extent, a character resurrection.

Public Dental Services, Queensland: Alan Thomas Robertson.

Alan Thomas Robertson's career as Assistant Superintendent Brisbane Dental Hospital [1927-1945] and Acting Superintendent [1945-1946] spanned difficult times. In Victoria, against a backdrop of family tragedy and World War I, Robertson achieved distinguished academic and war-service records. Following the move to Queensland, Robertson either experienced or witnessed the Great Depression, World War II and affiliated paradigm shifts in government policy, dental education and the system of the delivery of dental services.

Brisbane Dental Hospital and Queensland University Dental College Building Alias : Heritage Listing.

The National Trust of Queensland placed the Brisbane Dental Hospital and Queensland College of Dentistry Building, alias , on the National Trust of Queensland Register in April 1997. This action generated no statutory consequences. Within days, the trust nominated for listing on the Queensland Heritage Register.

Public Dental Services, Queensland: Alfred James Hoole.

Historians have given limited attention to the genesis and evolution of public dental services across Queensland. The Secretary [Minister] for Home Affairs and later Premier, Edward 'Ned' Hanlon, was the political architect of accessible public hospital and dental facilities. However it was administrator and dentist, Alfred James Hoole, who orchestrated the practical details in the field.

Public Dental Services, Queensland: Edward "Ned" Michael Hanlon.

Within the Australian context, commentators often portray the Queensland system of delivery of public dental services as state-specific. A poorly explored dimension within this narrative is the contribution from Ned Hanlon. The authors use historical methods to address this inadequacy in the literature.

The Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme: Historical, Scientific, Socio-political Origins.

While evidence and expert opinion are the foundations of effective policy, the politics, economics, and timing of a proposal can affect outcome. Australian government involvement in the planning, funding and delivery of dental services has been minimal and inconsistent. Many believe that the hybrid dispersal model of shared constitutional power has intermittently led to poor administration of national health policy.

The genesis and development of the Endodontic Study Club of Brisbane (1964-1970).

This narrative delineates the International, Australian and Queensland settings, between 1940 and 1970 that impeded the development of endodontology and evidence-based endodontic practice. It explores the genesis of the Endodontic Study Club of Brisbane between 1964 and 1970. Pioneers' contributions to endodontology in Australia, together with contemporaneous problems, are identified.

The Brisbane Dental Hospital Building: "The Palace" An Era Ends.

Constitutional, educational, humanitarian and political considerations underpinned the design and construction of the Brisbane Dental Hospital Building, often colloquially referred to as "The Palace." The Queensland Heritage Council's listing of the Brisbane Dental Hospital Building on The Queensland Heritage Register in 1999 confirms the cultural significance of Nowland's architectural signature, the historical importance of the Wickham Park precinct and prior students' connection with the building. Influences on decisions determining the location, grand design and timing of construction of the Brisbane Dental Hospital Building emanated from a far bigger and largely unrecorded political picture.

Diagnosis and management of a maxillary lateral incisor exhibiting dens invaginatus and dens evaginatus.

This case report, involving an indigenous Australian, presents the diagnosis and non-surgical endodontic management of a 22 with developmental abnormalities. They include a dens evaginatus and a dens invaginatus that extends to an apical burst in a second truncated root. Cone-beam computed tomography and endodontic microscopy were not available to the clinician.

Twentieth century influences on Queensland dental practice: a tangential view.

Political scientists, historians and journalists intermittently suggest that, within the Australian context, public policy and its administration in Queensland are different. Significant evidence suggests that, from colonial times, distance and decentralization have influenced Queenslanders' demographic profiles and collective identity. Using historical analysis to qualify and quantify both the alleged difference and its social significance warrants caution.

Fluoridation advocacy in Queensland: a long and winding road.

Background: By 1977, all Australian states and mainland territories, with the exception of Queensland, had widely implemented adjusted water fluoridation. This disparity in public health policy persisted until 2008.

Methods: This study analyses the sociopolitical and socioeconomic backgrounds that underpinned the repeal of the Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies Act (1963) and its replacement with the Water Fluoridation Act (2008).

Australian opinions on water fluoridation: do Queenslanders believe differently?

Aim: To test whether residents of Queensland differ from residents elsewhere in Australia with respect to support for water fluoridation.

Methods: Questionnaire data were obtained from an Australia-wide sample of 517 adults. The study occurred in 2008, shortly after the state government mandated fluoridation across Queensland.

Risk perception and water fluoridation support and opposition in Australia.

Objectives: A considerable body of evidence confirms that water fluoridation effectively reduces the community incidence of dental caries with minimal side effects. However, proposals to introduce this widely endorsed public-health measure are often perceived as controversial, and public opinion frequently plays a role in the outcome. Despite this, the public's perception of risk associated with water fluoridation has not been well researched and remains poorly understood.