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.