Colgate Program Support
Colgate provides outstanding ongoing, support to educational programs throughout the South Pacific Region.

DPERU (Dental Practice Education Research Unit)
Colgate partners with the Dental Practice Education Research Unit at Adelaide University to provide continuing education to oral health professionals and to patients. This initiative was launched in November 1992 with the Periodontal Education Program. The fluoride series commenced in 1995, followed by the current Caries Control Program in 1998.

The program provides current information on preventive oral health care. Practitioners enrolled in the program receive updated practice information three times each year and are invited to participate in periodic monitoring and feedback surveys. Each round of materials includes patient information brochures that can be ordered on a continuing basis.

All enquiries about the program should be directed to DPERU at Adelaide University Telephone: 1 800 805 738
Email: dperu@adelaide.edu.au
Website:www.adelaide.edu.au/socprev-dent/dperu

Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre
The Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre at Adelaide University was opened in 1998. The Centre provides state of the art clinical facilities for research, continuing education and clinical practice to support the Faculty of Dentistry.

Colgate Chair in General Practice Dentistry, University of Queensland
The position of Colgate Chair in General Practice Dentistry at the University of Queensland was created to enhance the clinical experience of final year dental students.

Colgate Lectureship in Periodontology and Visiting Lecturer Program, University of Otago
Colgate has provided support for a lectureship in periodontology and a visiting lecturer program at the University of Otago since 1997.

ASO (NSW)-Colgate support for Chair of Orthodontics, University of Sydney
The New South Wales Branch of the Australian Society of Orthodontists and Colgate reached agreement in 2001 on collaborative support for the Chair of Orthodontics, University of Sydney. The Chair of Orthodontics was established in August 1997 through donations from the ASO (NSW Branch), with Prof. Ali Darendeliler being appointed as the inaugural Professor. After the Chair was established in 1997, many members of the Society continued financial support by contributing to "The Case for the Future". The current agreement between Colgate and the ASO (NSW Branch) is an example of how professional organisations and the dental industry can work closely together to support the future of dental education in the South Pacific region.

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