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Last episode 13 August 2026. Still going.

Hosted by Matt Hopcraft

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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Episodes

53 episodes in the feed on 24 August 2026.

  1. —Rage against the machine13 August 2026 · 52:56
  2. —Flaws in new dental workforce modelling?2 July 2026 · 22:18
  3. —Student selection and workforce maldistribution12 March 2026 · 23:18
  4. —Financial Dentophobia 🦷 💰27 February 2026 · 26:51
  5. —The future is now12 February 2026 · 27:49
  6. —Suicide and dental practitioners29 January 2026 · 25:13
  7. —How accurate was dental workforce modelling?15 January 2026 · 32:47
  8. —Using 3D intra-oral scans to diagnose decay11 December 2025 · 37:14
  9. —Anatomy of a Parliamentary roundtable6 November 2025 · 39:20
  10. —Myth busting the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme23 October 2025 · 1:10:29
  11. —Dental opioid prescribing9 October 2025 · 34:01
  12. —Are you embarrassed by your smile?25 September 2025 · 17:17
  13. —ai.Revolution11 September 2025 · 22:49
  14. —Media coverage of early superannuation release for dental treatment28 August 2025 · 22:39
  15. —The rising cost of dental education14 August 2025 · 30:09
  16. —The power to legislate dental services31 July 2025 · 28:35
  17. —Who profits from healthcare?17 July 2025 · 21:40
  18. —Trust me, I'm a dentist ...3 July 2025 · 21:57
  19. —Commercial determinants of oral health2 July 2025 · 21:06
  20. —Cosmetic procedures and ethics5 June 2025 · 22:25
  21. —Difficult conversations15 May 2025 · 19:51
  22. —Health is political: the role of research and advocacy1 May 2025 · 36:11
  23. —Ethics of Water Fluoridation17 April 2025 · 22:39
  24. —Social media influencers and over-diagnosis3 April 2025 · 40:09
  25. —Give Medicare Teeth18 March 2025 · 22:16
  26. —Why am I a dentist?6 March 2025 · 28:29
  27. —Why is it so hard to find a dentist in the bush?20 February 2025 · 23:23
  28. —Main character syndrome6 February 2025 · 16:17
  29. —Healing Smiles5 December 2024 · 24:18
  30. —Antimicrobial resistance - a global health problem21 November 2024 · 22:56
  31. —What does a Trump presidency mean for oral health?7 November 2024 · 20:56
  32. —On the frontline of Australia’s paediatric dentistry crisis24 October 2024 · 40:58
  33. —Tackling commercial drivers of poor health11 October 2024 · 24:52
  34. —History, colonisation and oral health26 September 2024 · 49:04
  35. —They took our jobs ...12 September 2024 · 20:07
  36. —Exercising your right to disconnect29 August 2024 · 22:28
  37. —Are Health Stars making us healthier?15 August 2024 · 39:07
  38. —Tackling poverty to improve oral health2 August 2024 · 30:17
  39. —Is poor oral health a dental issue or a social issue?18 July 2024 · 21:39
  40. —Using artificial intelligence for clinical records4 July 2024 · 34:16
  41. —Food for thought - do your investments contribute to the burden of disease?20 June 2024 · 18:54
  42. —Your time starts now – life lessons from the MasterChef kitchen6 June 2024 · 27:08
  43. —Tongue tied and twisted23 May 2024 · 30:29
  44. —Budget relief for dentists9 May 2024 · 24:55
  45. —An army that cannot bite, cannot fight.24 April 2024 · 31:13
  46. —Dentists – physicians of the mouth, or glorified carpenters?11 April 2024 · 19:12
  47. —Do we have too many dentists? It depends where you live.28 March 2024 · 38:54
  48. —The ethics of artificial intelligence14 March 2024 · 27:46
  49. —How will artificial intelligence change dentistry?7 March 2024 · 44:32
  50. —If in doubt, fill ... dogma, myths and clinical judgement in caries management.29 February 2024 · 45:12
  51. —Public dental funding lacks teeth, but is change coming?22 February 2024 · 33:36
  52. —Ethics, professionalism and the imagination.8 February 2024 · 42:10
  53. —Mouthwashes - are they effective, and do they have a role in clinical practice?24 January 2024 · 32:10

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