Associate Professor Matthew Hopcraft
CONTACT
E-mail: m.hopcraft@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1555
QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION
- Director of Clinical Education
- BDSc (Melb)
- MDSc (Melb)
- BA (Deakin)
- PhD (Melb)
SHORT HISTORY
- 2010 – Director of Clinical Education, Melbourne Dental School
- 2005 - 2010 Senior Lecturer (Population Oral Health), School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne
- 2002-2005 Lecturer, School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne
- 1995-2002 Dental Officer, Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Oral health of elderly
- Saliva and xerostomia
- Epidemiology of dental caries
- Water fluoridation
- Dental workforce issues
- Continuing professional development education
- Rural and indigenous oral health
- Dental education
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Teledentistry
- International dental graduates
- Use of Articaine in dental practice
- Water fluoride content of tank water
- Utilisation of public dental services
- Oral health of elderly in residential aged care facilities
- Continuing professional development in Victoria
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV, Satur JG, Wright FAC. Utilising dental hygienists to undertake dental examination and referral in residential aged care facilities. Comm Dent Oral Epi (In press).
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV, Satur JG, Wright FAC, Darby IB. Oral hygiene and periodontal disease in Victorian residential aged care facilities. Gerodontology (In press).
- Hopcraft MS, Manton DJ, Chong PL, Ko G, Ong PYS, Sribalachandran S, Wang C-J, Yong PY, Jian LF. Participation in continuing professional development by dental practitioners in Victoria, Australia in 2007. Eur J Dent Educ 2010;14:227-234.
- Hopcraft MS, Tan C. Xerostomia: an update for clinicians. Aust Dent J 2010;55:238-244.
- Hopcraft MS, Milford E, Goh CSL, Lim Y, Low CC, Phan T, Tan YRV, Yapp KE. Factors influencing the recruitment and retention of dentists in the public sector. J Pub Health Dent 2010;72:131-139.
- Calache H, Shaw J, Groves V, Marino R, Morgan MV, Gussy M, Satur JG, Hopcraft MS. The capacity of dental therapists to provide direct restorative care to adults. Aust NZ J Pub Health 2009;33(5):424-429.
- Hopcraft MS, Yapp KE, Mahoney G, Morgan MV. Dental caries experience in young Australian Army recruits 2008. Aust Dent J 2009;54:316–322.
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV, Satur JG, Wright FAC. Dental service provision in Victorian residential aged care facilities. Aust Dent J 2008;53:239-245.
- Bhide R, Manton DJ, Hopcraft MS, Reynolds EC An investigation into the effect of ozone and Tooth MousseÔ on Carbamide Peroxide Bleaching Effectiveness. Aust Dent J 2008;53(2):128-132.
- Hopcraft MS, Marks G, Manton DJ. Participation in continuing professional development by Victorian dental practitioners in 2004. Aust Dent J 2008;53(2):133-139.
- Hopcraft MS, McNally C, Ng C, Pek L, Pham TA, Phoon WL, Poursoltan P, Yu W. Working practices and job satisfaction of Victorian dental hygienists. Aust Dent J 2008;53:71-76.
- Hopcraft MS, McNally C, Ng C, Pek L, Pham TA, Phoon WL, Poursoltan P, Yu W. Attitudes of the Victorian oral health workforce to the employment and utilisation of dental hygienists. Aust Dent J 2008;53:77-83.
- Hopcraft M, Chow W. Dental caries experience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Northern Peninsula Area, Queensland. Aust Dent J 2007;52(4):300-304.
- Hopcraft M, Sanduja D. An analysis of complaints against Victorian dental care providers 2000-2004. Aust Dent J 2006;51(4):290-6
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV. Pattern of dental caries experience on tooth surfaces in an adult population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2006;34;174-83
- Silva M, Phung K, Huynh W, Wong H, Lu J, Aijaz A, Hopcraft M. Factors influencing recent dental graduates’ location and sector of employment in Victoria. Aust Dent J 2006;50(1):46-51
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV. Comparison of radiographic and clinical diagnosis of approximal and occlusal dental caries in a young adult population. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2005;33:212-8
- Hopcraft M, Morgan MV. Dental caries experience in Australian Army recruits 2002-2003. Aust Dent J 2005;50:16-20
- Hopcraft M, Morgan M. Dental caries experience in a young adult military population. Aust Dent J 2003;48:125-9
- Hopcraft MS, Morgan MV. Exposure to fluoridated drinking water and dental caries experience in Australian Army recruits, 1996. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2003;31:68-74
- Hopcraft M. Multiple supernumerary teeth: case report. Aust Dent J 1998;42:17-9
MEMBERSHIPS
- Vice President – Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch)
- International Association for Dental Research (Australia and New Zealand Division) – Honorary Treasurer
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Population oral health
- General practice dentistry