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. 1 2 "Matthew Hopcraft". linkedin.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "A/PROF Matt HOPCRAFT". unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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. 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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