Contact

Email

m.hopcraft@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Associate Professor in Professional Practice
Melbourne Dental School
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
Masters (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-6891-4819

A/Prof Matt Hopcraft

Associate Professor in Professional Practice
Melbourne Dental School
82 Scholarly works
9 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Relationship Between Burnout in Dental Care Professionals and Patient Safety: A Scoping Review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2026.109525
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Control, access and professionalism: a qualitative evaluation of Australian dental practitioners attitudes to expanding medicare to include more dental services
    DOI: 10.1186/s12903-025-06525-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Oral Health Meets Commercial Determinants: An Opportunity to Bridge Individual and Structural Approaches
    DOI: 10.1111/adj.13083
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Australian dental practitioner attitudes to expanding Medicare to include more dental services
    DOI: 10.1111/adj.13073
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Australian Dental Practitioner Attitudes to Expanding Medicare to Include More Dental Services
    DOI: 10.1111/adj.13085
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Relative Affordability of Private Dentistry in Australia over the Past Decade
    DOI: 10.1177/23800844251384649
  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Undertake a Scoping Review or Systematic Review of the Evidence of the Harmful Impacts of Vaping on Oral Health
Matt Hopcraft

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2018
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy (FPFA)
2018
GAICD - Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
2016
Fellow of the International College of Dentists ( FICD)
2011
Victorian Public Health Care Minister of Health’s Award for Developing a Capable and Engaged Workforce Victorian Minister for Health

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Geographic patterns of dental service use in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule: 6 years of claims in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children
    DOI: 10.1002/hpja.817
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Commentary on the senate select committee into the provision of and access to dental services in Australia: an opportunity for reform
    DOI: 10.1111/adj.13012
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Primary care dentistry: An Australian perspective
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.104996
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Factors associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts by Australian dental practitioners
    DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12849

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Contracts

    Using Teledentistry in the Provision of Sustainable Oral Health Care Services
  • 2012

    Research Grant

    Field Testing of Remote Teledentistry Technology
  • 2011

    Research Grant

    Factors Influencing Employment Plans for Final Year Dental and Oral Health Students
  • 2010

    Research Grant

    Evaluation of Oral Health Care Training for Carers in Residential Aged Care Facilities