Matt Hopcraft

Dental As Anything

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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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Matt Hopcraft

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Ethics, professionalism and the imagination. 08.02.2024 42:10

This week Matt Hopcraft is joined by Dr Jodie Heap, a clinical dentist and social theorist to talk about ethics and professionalism. Where do our ethics come from, and does it matter? Is it enough that we focus on ‘doing no harm,’ or is there more to being a health professional? And are our ethics fixed and immutable, or are they at risk of changing? Jodie explores these issues and more during thi...

Mouthwashes - are they effective, and do they have a role in clinical practice? 24.01.2024 32:10

This week Matt Hopcraft is joined by Michael McCullough, Professor of Oral Medicine at the Melbourne Dental School to discuss the role of mouthwashes in clinical practice - are they effective, and should we recommend them to patients? Michael has just co-edited a special supplement on mouthwashes in the International Dental Journal , which forms the basis of the discussion for this episode. Did yo...