Australian Dental Standards Laboratory
1973 – January 1985
Commonwealth health department laboratory that continued the research on and testing of dental materials previously carried out by the Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards, including testing products bought on the open market against Australian Standards for the Australian Dental Association's List of Certified Products.
How it came into existence
Took over the functions of the Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards when that bureau was abolished in 1973.
- Research into and testing of dental materials
Sources describe the bureau as abolished and its functions passed to the laboratory; in practice the change may have amounted to a renaming.
How it ended
Abolished in January 1985. Where its functions went has not been confirmed.
Main functions
- Testing of dental materials against Australian Standards
- Research into dental materials
- Testing of market products for the Australian Dental Association's List of Certified Products
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Health.
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.