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.
Related entries
Timeline
1928 - 1947 Dental Materials Research Laboratory
1947 - c. 1973 Commonwealth Bureau of Dental Standards
c. 1973 - 1985 Australian Dental Standards Laboratory
Published resources
Books
- Chong, Joan A.; Tyas, Martin, The Australian Dental Standards Laboratory 1938-1975 [includes Epilogue 1976-1988] (Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988), 107 pp. Details
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: 28 October 2025