Matthew Hopcraft

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Associate Professor

Matthew Hopcraft
Born
Matthew Scott Hopcraft
Education BDS, MDS, BA, Ph.D.
Alma mater University of Melbourne
OccupationDentist
Years active1995–present
Television MasterChef 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.

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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

Publications

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

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