Our grants program supports projects which have a positive impact on the decay experience in communities.
The ACFF Australia/New Zealand Chapter is pleased to be able to offer a number of grants to help fund selected community projects. Between in 2014 and 2019, over a period of five years, the ACFF is offering a total of $50,000 AUD per year to fund projects that will have positive impacts on dental caries experience in communities. The Committee will award grants ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 to selected projects each year.
We are grateful to Colgate Palmolive who proudly support ACFF Community Grants in Australia and New Zealand as part of their global collaborative action.
Grant application information
For more information please click on the links below.
To apply for funding, applicants must complete an ACFF Community Grant Application Form. To apply for a Grant for the 2023 round please email susan_cartwright@colpal.com for application forms and further information.
Applications will open on 1st October each year and will remain open for four weeks, closing 1st November.
More information on the Grants process here.
Take a look at some of the fantastic projects we have supported.
Current Community Grant Recipients
The following projects were awarded ACFF Grants
2022
- Dr Lesley Andrew, Dr Ruth Wallace, Dr Mohamed Estai – ‘Primary carers’ knowledge and practices of infant oral health promotion. ‘
- Ms Meaghan Quinn and A/Prof Phyllis Lau – ‘Normalising oral health in alcohol and other drug recovery services (NormAD)’
- Dr Mihiri Silva and A/Prof Michael Smith – ‘ Early Childhood Caries: From Phenotype to Prevention’
Previous Grant Recipients
To view reports from some of the previous grant winners please click on the links below.
2021
- Ms Kanchan Marcus, University of Sydney – ‘Improving oral health among CALD mothers: qualitative exploration on barriers and facilitators’
- Ms Shanae Barrett, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service – ‘Improving the Oral Health of Gympie’s First Nations children’
- Dr Kelly McGowan, West Moreton Oral Health – ‘Making water “cool” for school’
2020
- Dr Mary Hatem, Sydney Dental Hospital – “Brush, Book, Bed – Setting a Regular Night-time Routine for Pre-schoolers”
- Dr Rahena Akhter, Sydney University – “Oral Disease and Cerebral Palsy: narrative experiences of patients, caregivers and providers.”
- Dr Kylie Gwynne from Macquarie University – “ Safe water must be free for every Australian child ”
- A/Prof Kyra Hamilton from Griffith University – “Understanding caregiver promotion of oral self-care and healthy dietary habits for young First Peoples children: Developing a culturally specific oral health promotion model”
2019
- Dr Rachel Martin, North Richmond Community Health – “Community Pharmacy Oral Health Education Program – Dry Mouth”
- Dr Rahena Akhter, University of Sydney– “Investigating the effectiveness of an oral health intervention program for Cerebral-Palsy population”
- Mr Tan Nguyen, Peninsula Health– “Exploring the enablers and barriers of minimal intervention dentistry within a public dental program for children”
2018
- Dr Kelly Oliver- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute – “Facilitators and barriers to oral health for children with congenital heart disease”
- Dr Suzanne Gardner, Ms Margie Steffens OAM – Adelaide Dental School– “Supporting residents of Catherine House by providing dental screening, health education, and ongoing referrals to receive appropriate care.”
- Melissa Plath- CQUniversity– “Tarumbal Smiles – A Cavity Free Future for Children at Tarumbal C&K Kindergarten in Central Queensland”
- Hanny Calache, Rachel Martin, Alyson Bettega, Martin Hall and Bradley Christian- La Trobe Rural Health School– “Evaluation of a community health centre oral health capacity building program.”
- A/Prof. Robert P. Anthonappa ,Dr. Anna Buckeridge, Prof. Nigel M. King – UWA Dental School– “Relationship of oral health literacy to caregivers’ knowledge of sucrose alternatives”
2017
- Prof Lisa Jamieson- University of Adelaide- “The Baby Teeth Talk Study; follow-up at age 5 years”
- Nathan Despott – Inclusion Melbourne- “Your Dental Health: Capacity enhancing resource project for the intellectually disabled”
- Tan Nguyen- Peninsula Health- “Integrating evidence-based dentistry within a public dental program for children”
2016
- Dr Melanie Hayes- The University of Melbourne- “Dietary analysis and nutritional counselling for caries prevention in community dental practice”
- Dr Kathleen Matthews- Murrumbidgee Local Health District, NSW- “Improving Oral Health of Aged Care residents at Gundagai Hospital”
- Dr Meng Wong Taing and Dr Christopher Freeman- School of Pharmacy and Dr Pauline Ford, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland- “A National Survey exploring oral health promotion potential in Australian community pharmacies”
- Dr Virginia Dickson-Swift, Professor Mark Gussy, Professor Amanda Kenny & Stacey Bracksley- O’Grady- La Trobe Rural Health School, Bendigo, VIC- “Oral health knowledge and professional practices of paediatricians”
- Dr Michael Smith- Barwon Health, Newcombe, VIC- “Assessing the barriers for improvement to oral health for Colac-Otway adolescents”
2015
- Dr Haiping Tan- The University of Adelaide- “Building a caries free community for the elderly”
- Prof Helen Skouteris and Dr Merrilyn Hooley- Deakin University- “Dental caries prevention and treatment for children in out of home care”
- Ms Susanne Sofonoff and Dr Andrea de Silva- Dental Health Services Victoria- “Developing a toolkit to integrate toothbrushing into school breakfast programs”
- HJ Graesser, JM Martin–Kerry, A de Silva, V Dickson–Swift, J Satur, S Sofronoff (2018) Assessing the feasibility of a supervised toothbrushing program within breakfast clubs in Victorian Primary Schools. Australia & New Zealand Journal or Dental and Oral Health Therapy; Vol 6 (2) :pg 5-10
- Dr Melanie Hayes- The University of Melbourne- “Dietary analysis and nutritional counselling for caries prevention in community dental practice”