News & Events

The Dental Practice Education and Research Unit (DPERU) forms part of the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). The unit was established to meet the information needs of dentists, dental therapists and dental hygienists and promote the provision of preventive services.

• Colgate Continuing Professional Development Online Program

  Anyone can attempt the Colgate Continuing Professional Development Online Program. The new look Colgate Continuing Professional Development Online Program has been released in November 2008. The program has been updated and new quizzes added to create a new and exciting user-friendly format.

  The program will enable you to accrue 1 CPD point for each online quiz.

  • Home use of fluoride
  • Water Fluoridation - still the answer
  • Fluoride - Professional application in the dental surgery
  • Smoking and oral health
  • Dental erosion -- the emerging dental problem?
  • Diabetes and oral health
  • Dental health during pregnancy and early childhood

• Fluoride update — released June/July 2008

  Fluoride update materials have been reviewed and updated to incorporate the latest information and current fluoride recommendations from the guidelines for use of fluoride in Australia. Mailed to

  • dentists
  • dental therapists
  • dental hygienists

• A complete list of newly available publications can be obtained from ARCPOH