BDSc, MSD (Indiana), Dip ABPerio, FICD, FADI
Chair
Helping your dentist help you
About
Mouthguard March participating practices
Buy a custom-fitted mouthguard from one of the following practices participating in Mouthguard March and you’ll not only be protecting a smile, you’ll be helping to improve the oral health of all Australians, as a percentage of the profits from your mouthguard will go to the eviDent Foundation.
Participating practices in 2023
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Participating practices in 2022
* Extended to include April
Participating practices in 2021
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Participating practices in 2020
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Associations and societies
eviDent Foundation is grateful for the support received from a number of different associations, societies and centres of education. We would like to thank all those who have chosen to support our dental practice-based research:
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Donors and sponsors
eviDent Foundation has gratefully received the support of these generous donors and sponsors:
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Annual reports
View our 2022/23 Annual Report to learn how the eviDent Foundation performed over the past financial year, including our projects and events.
Past annual reports
Board and staff
The eviDent Foundation is committed to facilitating dental practice-based research for better oral health. Our dedicated board, staff, honorary staff members and our committees all play integral parts in eviDent meeting its objective.
Our board
Dr Stephen Cottrell
Dr Jan Tennent
FTSE, FASM, PhD, GCertMgt, GAICD
Vice Chair
Dr Jeremy Sternson
BDSc, FRACDS, FADI, FPFA, FICD, MAICD
Treasurer
Dr Denise Bailey
BDS (Manchester), MSc (Lond), Grad Cert Clinical Research (Melb)
Professor Stuart Dashper
BSc (Hons), PhD
Mr Kenneth Harrison AM
MBA, B.Bus, Dip Acc., FAICD
Our staff
Dr Katy Theodore
Honorary Policy and Research Manager
Tamara Mapper
Honorary Communications and Events Coordinator
Emma Hou
Honorary Finance Manager
Angelina Chan
Honorary Communications and Events Coordinator
Our committees
Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committee advises the Board on finance and audit matters. Members of the committee are:
- Dr Jeremy Sternson, Chair
- Dr Felicity Wardlaw
- Mr Tan Nguyen
Dental Practice Based Research Network (DPBRN) Committee
The eviDent DPBRN® Committee encourages the conduct of evidence-based dental practice in Victoria by:
- Supporting collaborative practice-based dental research that makes a difference to health outcomes and experiences of care in areas in which the network has expertise and experience;
- Providing practices with the opportunity to engage in research, and access research expertise and other development opportunities;
- Providing researchers with access to practitioners’ expertise and a practice base; and
- Actively disseminating research network findings to network members and to relevant policy-makers.
The DPBRN Committee members are:
- Dr Tony Robertson, Co-Chair
- Dr Rita Hardiman, Co-Chair
- Dr Jeremy Sternson, Vice Chair
- Dr Jaafar Abduo
- Dr Antonio Celentano
- A/Prof Nicola Cirillo
- Dr Jodie Heap
- Dr Tracey Huntley
- Clinical A/Prof Mark Evans
- A/Prof Santosh Tadakamadla
- Dr Sabine Selbach
Development Committee
The Development Committee develops and implement eviDent’s fundraising strategy.
Members of the committee are:
- Ken Harrison AM, Chair
- Dr Parul Marwaha, Vice Chair
- Karen Escobar
- Dr Rachelle Welti
- Dr Gavin Quek
Research Network
eviDent Foundation is Australia’s first Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN).
eviDent DPBRN® encourages the conduct of evidence-based dental practice by:
- Supporting collaborative practice-based dental research that makes a difference to health outcomes and experiences of care in areas in which the network has expertise and experience
- Providing practices with the opportunity to engage in research, and access research expertise and other development opportunities
- Providing researchers with access to practitioners’ expertise and a practice base
- Actively disseminating research network findings to network members and to relevant policy-makers.
Impact
eviDent Foundation is Australia’s first – and currently only – Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN).
Our vision: Better oral health for all Australians
Our mission: Translating oral health research into better general health for all Australians
To achieve these objectives, eviDent®:
- Supports dental practice-based research into dental and oral disease
- Provides information about dental and oral disease, their prevention and control, to sufferers, health professionals and the public
- Develops or provides relevant aids and equipment to sufferers of dental and oral disease
- Conducts and promotes scientific research about how to detect, prevent or treat dental and oral disease
- Trains health professionals to conduct scientific research about dental and oral disease
- Evaluates health programs and processes to prevent or control dental and oral disease
- Trains health professionals and carers in methods of controlling dental and oral disease
- Develops and implements cooperative and cross-disciplinary approaches to the treatment and prevention of dental and oral disease
eviDent research leads directly to improved treatment outcomes for patients, and addresses the connection between oral and general health.
Our strategic plan
eviDent Foundation’s strategic plan seeks to build on achievements to date and define our goals and objectives, as well as outline our key actions over the next four years.
To achieve our vision, our plan is built on four strategic goals:
- Continuous improvement
- Communication
- Sustainability
- Excellence
Our supporters
eviDent Foundation is an initiative of the following organisations that provide invaluable support:
eviDent® also gratefully receives the support of:
- Donors and sponsors
- Associations and societies
- Mouthguard March participating practices
- Corporate partners
Learn how you can:
About us
eviDent Foundation was established in 2011 as a health-promotion charity supporting Australia’s only Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN). It is an initiative of the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Inc. and the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre.
eviDent® aims to encourage relationships between practitioners and academic researchers. By building research capacity to produce and use evidence, eviDent facilitates and supports dental practices to produce and disseminate evidence that can translate into practice and inform policy.
eviDent® research leads directly to improved treatment outcomes for patients, and addresses the connection between oral and general health.
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