Matthew Hopcraft

Associate Professor
Matthew Hopcraft
Born
Matthew Scott Hopcraft
EducationBDS, MDS, BA, Ph.D.
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationDentist
Years active1995–present
TelevisionMasterChef Australia
TitleAssociate Professor in Professional Practice, Melbourne Dental School
Term2017 -
SpouseErika
ChildrenTwo

Matthew Scott Hopcraft (born 1971) is an Australian dentist, public health academic and television cook.

Early life

Hopcraft was raised in country Victoria and attended Mooroopna Secondary College.[1] He has the degrees of Bachelor of Dental Science, Master of Dental Science and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne,[2] and Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University.[3]

Career

Upon graduation, Hopcraft served as a Dental Officer in the Australian Army, and worked in both public and private dental practices.[4][5]

Hopcraft was the Director, Assessments and Examinations at the Australian Dental Council and is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at the Melbourne Dental School of The University of Melbourne.[4] He was a member of the Council of the Victorian branch of the Australian Dental Association from 2005 to 2016,[2][6] President in 2011[4] and a federal councillor for 2 years.[7] He is currently co-director of Sugar-free Smiles, an organisation raising awareness of the health impacts of high sugar diets and advocating for the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.[8]

He has been widely cited by the media on matters related to dental health.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

MasterChef

Hopcraft was selected in the Top 24 contestants in the 2015 reality television cooking program MasterChef Australia.[16][17][18][19] He was eliminated on 16 July 2015, finishing in sixth place.[20] His post-MasterChef career saw him release a cookbook in June 2017 called Food to Feed the Family. (ISBN 136420018X)[21]

He is currently Associate Professor in Professional Practice at the Melbourne Dental school, and was formerly the CEO of the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch.[22][23][24]

Awards

  • 2004 – Colonel MGT Kenny Award for exemplary service to the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps[4]
  • 2010 – IADR Geriatric Oral Research Award – Post-doctoral Category[25]

Publications

Hopcraft has been widely published since 2003. A list of his academic publications and presentations is available at The University of Melbourne website.

References

  1. ^ Warburton, Chloe (8 May 2015). "Matthew's MasterChef move". mmg.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Hopcraft". linkedin.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "A/PROF Matt HOPCRAFT". unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dr Matthew Hopcraft". adavb.net. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ Sripathi, Apoorva; Lazarus, Susanna Myrtle (13 November 2015). "Answering the call of the kitchen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Matt Hopcraft". ABC News. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Federal Council". ada.org.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Home". sugarfreesmiles.com.
  9. ^ "Children suffer the most as dental waiting list pain starts to bite". news.com.au. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Dental hygiene linked to overall health". naturalhealthmag.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ^ Shahane, Neeraj (15 February 2012). "Need For More Dental Care Facilities". topnews.net.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Dental x-rays linked to brain tumours". abc.net.au. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  13. ^ Hall, Ashley (2 March 2012). "Can Australia afford universal dental care?". The World Today. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Victorian budget gives extra for dental care". bitemagazine.com.au. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  15. ^ Harford, Sonia (9 January 2021). "Kids' oral health decays after COVID restricts visits to the dentist". The Age. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Matthew Hopcraft". tenplay.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  17. ^ Masterson, Andrew (28 March 2017). "Dentist parlays his MasterChef fame to battle celebrities spruiking sugary foods". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Lasagna spoils MasterChef Australian's pasta king". The West Australian. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  19. ^ Byrnes, by Holly (16 July 2015). "Cheesed off: The MasterChef contestant out after a saucy clash with Marco Pierre White". News.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Cheesed off: The MasterChef contestant out after a saucy clash with Marco Pierre White". news.com.au. 16 July 2015.
  21. ^ Hopcraft, Matthew (15 November 2017). Food to Feed the Family by Matthew Hopcraft | Blurb Books UK. Blurb, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-389-36296-5.
  22. ^ Bedo, Stephanie (20 August 2019). "Expert warn over controversial new anti-fluoride study". News.com.au. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  23. ^ Gallagher-Fox, Ally (3 July 2018). "Dentistry: Dr Matthew Hopcraft". Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  24. ^ "AuSAE - ADAVB appoints new CEO, Clinical A/Prof Matthew Hopcraft". ausae.org.au. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  25. ^ "IADR Geriatric Oral Research Awards - International Association for Dental Research & American Association for Dental Research". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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