Corporate Body

Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards (1947 - c. 1973)

From: 2 January 1947
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: c. 1973
Functions: Dental Services, Advisory or regulatory body, Analytical Services and Medical Research
Reference No: CA 3114
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards was established in January 1947. Amongst the functions of the Bureau were research into dental equipment, materials, techniques and processes and providing testing facilities for manufacturers of dental materials. In 1973 the Bureau was abolished and its functions passed on to the Australian Dental Standards Laboratory.

Timeline

1947 - c. 1973 Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards
c. 1973 - 1985 Australian Dental Standards Laboratory

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476973. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 3114; Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards/ (from 1973/74) Australian Dental Standards Laboratory, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2002, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%203114. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 19 December 2002, Last modified: 20 March 2006

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