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Dental As Anything

Dental As Anything is a podcast to share insights and opinions on a wide range of topics related to dentistry (and beyond), exploring critical issues that affect oral health across the community. It is a valuable resource for dental professionals and anyone interested in the intersection of dentistry, public health and wellbeing. Hosted by Matt Hopcraft, dentist & public health academic.

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01:10:29

Myth busting the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme

Dental As Anything ·

2025/10/23

With recent talk about expanding Medicare to include more dental services, it’s worth revisiting the last time that this was done with the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme, which ran from 2008 to 2013. The scheme delivered nearly $2.8 billion in dental treatment, highlighting the value of the scheme in improving access for necessary dental care as well as evidence of pent-up demand. However, the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme became politicised and was controversially brought to a close in 2013 amidst

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00:34:01

Dental opioid prescribing

Dental As Anything ·

2025/10/09

Opioid prescribing by Australian dentists has increased over the past decade, although the quantity dispensed has reduced. New research highlights some concerning trends with significant implications.In this episode of the Dental As Anything podcast I speak to Associate Professor Leanne Teoh about her latest study and the implications for the dental profession. Leanne is a pharmacist, practising dentist and academic at the Melbourne Dental School.She has a strong interest in dental prescribing and

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00:17:17

Are you embarrassed by your smile?

Dental As Anything ·

2025/09/25

We make snap judgements about people based solely on their appearance, and draw negative assumptions about people with visibly poor oral health, contributing to shame, stigma and even bullying.The face is the window to the soul. Our physical appearance,particularly that of our smile, often dictates people’s first impressions of us. And first impressions flow through to behaviours – to how people treat us. And as we know, first impressions are hard to shake. That is why the dentalprofession has been

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00:22:49

ai.Revolution

Dental As Anything ·

2025/09/11

The biggest issue with artificial intelligence isn’t that it makes mistakes, it’s that it has the potential to make mistakes at scale at the same time that people are trusting it to be infallible.Technology usually progresses at a speed that outpaces existing regulation and legislation, and we are then forced to play catch up when the cat is already out of the bag. This is complicated by a tech sector that is becoming increasing powerful and transnational, making regulation more difficult.The

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00:22:39

Media coverage of early superannuation release for...

Dental As Anything ·

2025/08/28

A new study has looked at the media coverage and the implications for the dentistry, particularly in terms of societal attitudes towards dental health and the dental profession.The recent trend of dental practices promoting the use of superannuation for dental treatment has become a hot topic issue in the dental profession over the past few years. From $108 million in 2020-21 to $526 million last year, the scale of use in dentistry far exceeds the other areas where superannuation is being withdrawn

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00:30:09

The rising cost of dental education

Dental As Anything ·

2025/08/14

How much did you pay for your dental degree? Were you one of the lucky ones who received a free education? Did you come in during the early days of student fees in the early 1990s when $10,000 was enough to cover the tuition fees for dental school? Or are you a recent graduate or current student at a graduate entry school in a full fee paying place, paying more than $80,000 per year for your dental degree, on top of the twenty odd thousand dollars you paid for your undergraduate degree?As the cost

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00:28:35

The power to legislate dental services

Dental As Anything ·

2025/07/31

What does the Australian constitution say about the powers of the Commonwealth to provide dental services and what impact might that have on the dental profession in the context of expanding Medicare?Medicare and dentistry is in the news again now that the new Commonwealth parliament has commenced, with the Greens vowing to use their balance of power in the Senate to pressure the government to add dental care into Medicare.One of the common concerns from dentists about Medicare funded dentistry is

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00:21:40

Who profits from healthcare?

Dental As Anything ·

2025/07/17

Dentistry is a $12 billion a year industry and growing, making it a valuable target for private equity investment. But what are the implications for patients when others seek to profit from healthcare?A recent article in the Australian Financial Review reported large dental chain Dental Boutique had appointed Morgan Stanley and Gilbert + Tobin to sell their business. It is part of a growing trend both here in Australia and internationally for the consolidation and corporatisation of healthcare

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00:21:57

Trust me, I'm a dentist ...

Dental As Anything ·

2025/07/03

Trust is essential to the normal function of society, yet it is perhaps not something that we spend a lot of time thinking about until it’s gone. Long term data on trusted professions shows that dentists rank in the top 5 – behind nurses, doctors, pharmacists and teachers, although trust has been declining since peaking in 2017.In this episode of the Dental As Anything podcast, we discuss the important issue of trust - what it is, why it’s important and why we are seeing a gradual erosion of trust -

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00:21:06

Commercial determinants of oral health

Dental As Anything ·

2025/07/02

In this episode of the Dental as Anything podcast I talk about our new paper Oral Health Meets Commercial Determinants: An Opportunity to Bridge Individual and Structural Approaches published this week in the Australian Dental Journal with colleagues from the University of Sydney and Deakin University. We highlight the role of structural and commercial factors, operating outside an individual's control, that drive the high prevalence of oral disease and inequities at a population level, and argue

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00:22:25

Cosmetic procedures and ethics

Dental As Anything ·

2025/06/05

New guidelines on cosmetic procedures and a statement on the use of superannuation for dental treatment have again shone the light on ethical conduct and the tension between business and healthcare.In the past week Ahpra has released two guidelines and a joint statement with the Dental and Medical boards which highlight some ethical challenges facing the dental profession. They come off the back of a series of stories, and no doubt complaints and notifications, regarding cosmetic procedures and the

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00:19:51

Difficult conversations

Dental As Anything ·

2025/05/15

What do we do when a dental practitioner breaks the trust of patients? Should we discuss that within the profession? What happens when those cases are picked up by the media and talked about in the public sphere? Should we engage in the discussion or try and shut it down.In this episode of the Dental as Anything podcast I talk about the vexed issue of the early release of superannuation, over-servicing, the role of the media in reporting stories of interest, and how the dental profession should

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00:36:11

Health is political: the role of research and advocacy

Dental As Anything ·

2025/05/01

Health is inherently political . Like any resource or commodity in our neo-liberal economic system, some social groups have more of it than others. We also know that the social and commercial determinants of health – more than just individual behaviours – are amendable to political interventions.In this episode of the Dental as Anything podcast I talk about the history of expanding Medicare to include more dental services, the broader support and advocacy for schemes such as Senior Dental Benefits

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00:22:39

Ethics of Water Fluoridation

Dental As Anything ·

2025/04/17

We often talk about the pros and cons of water fluoridation through the lens of benefits versus the risk of harm. But it's also important to understand the broader public health ethical considerations.Last month, Utah became the first state in the USA to ban fluoride in public drinking water and just last week a local mayor in Florida vetoed a county decision to remove fluoride, pushing back a little against a vote that seemed more about politics than health. In Australia we recently saw Cook Shire

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00:40:09

Social media influencers and over-diagnosis

Dental As Anything ·

2025/04/03

In this episode of the Dental As Anything podcast I talk to Dr Brooke Nickel, an NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow at the University of Sydney School of Public Health. Brooke is an expert in evidence-based healthcare communication and decision making, with a particular focus on the issue of overdiagnosis. She recently led a study reporting on how social media posts have the ability to influence over-diagnosis.We talk about the importance of health literacy, how social media and influencers are

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00:22:16

Give Medicare Teeth

Dental As Anything ·

2025/03/18

Medicare is meant to help all Australians access affordable healthcare guaranteeing them access to a wide range of health and hospital services at low or no cost. Except if you have a dental problem.Today is World Oral Health Day, a chance for the dental profession to steal the spotlight for 24 hours and shine a light on the importance of oral health. I’m using it to call for a seismic shift that is needed in Australia to make access to dental care more affordable by launching the Give Medicare

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00:28:29

Why am I a dentist?

Dental As Anything ·

2025/03/06

Dentists. What makes us tick? For many people, a trip to the dentist at the top of the list of things they would prefer not to do. Makes you wonder why anyone would decide to be a dentist at all.In this episode of the Dental As Anything podcast we talk to dentist and author Max Lee about his new book ‘Why am I a dentist? A search for clarity and meaning.’ Max is a general practitioner who works in private practice in Victoria, having previously spent time working as a dentist in Singapore. Max

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00:23:23

Why is it so hard to find a dentist in the bush?

Dental As Anything ·

2025/02/20

Why is it so hard for the more than 1 in 4 Australians who live outside of capital and major cities to access dental care? And how much is that a factor that contributes to the higher burden of disease we see in regional and rural communities?In 2023, 74.3% of the population lived in major cities across Australia, and dentists disproportionately work in these areas. That means for one quarter of the population, access to dental care - both treatment and importantly prevention - is compromised.In

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00:16:17

Main character syndrome

Dental As Anything ·

2025/02/06

How do we know if we are suffering from main character syndrome? Or even have strong narcissistic tendencies. And what impact might that have on the provision of patient care?Main character syndrome. We’ve all experienced it, even if you’ve never heard the term before. You’re driving to work when another driver – completely oblivious to the traffic around them – casually merges into your lane without indicating, causing you to brake suddenly to avoid an accident. Entitled. Selfish. Have you ever

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00:24:18

Healing Smiles

Dental As Anything ·

2024/12/05

One in every six women in Australia experiences physical or sexual violence before the age of sixteen. In 2022, 64% of reported assaults to WA Police were family violence-related. We know that family violence has a significant impact on the health, inclusion, confidence, dignity and financial independence of women.Healing Smiles is a group of volunteer dentists who provide pro bono dental treatment to help restore the smiles of survivors of domestic violence. In this episode of Dental As Anything

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