ADAVB Awards
The Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch (ADAVB) awards members and other affiliated persons for their service to the profession and the ADAVB.
These awards recognise significant contributions to at least one of the following:
- Furthering the profession in a particular field of dentistry
- The ADA
- Dentistry as a whole
- The community as a whole.
In 2024 we introduced our inaugural Branch Service Award, awarded to select ADAVB Staff Members in recognition of their outstanding service.
Awards will be presented at a function held in the 3rd quarter of 2025.
Recipients of the ADAVB Award for Distinguished Service
2024 Dr S Wise, Dr G Fast
2023 Dr B Cvetkovic, Dr G Farmer, Dr F Wardlaw, Dr G Clausen
2022 Dr E Agnew, Dr J-A Cherry
2021 Dr V Hardi, Dr A Robertson
2020 A/Prof N Kilpatrick, Dr J Graham
2019 A/Prof W Bischof, Dr T Cutler, Prof M Woods, A/Prof I Hewson OAM
2017 Dr S Chen, A/Prof J Shand, Dr G Burt
2016 Prof D Manton
2015 Dr M Bowman, Dr R Green, Dr G Morris
2014 Dr J Boucher, Dr C Callahan
2013 Dr E Crawford, Prof E Reynolds AO, Dr D Lawry
2012 E Mourant
2011 Dr S Cottrell, Emeritus Prof L Brearley Messer
2009 Dr D Curnow
2008 A/Prof A Heggie, Dr A Parker OAM, D Wiesenfeld
2007 A/Prof G Quail
2006 Dr G Knight, Dr J Locke
2004 G Pearson
2003 Dr A Burns, Dr M Burns OAM, I Crawford
2002 Dr P Johansen, Dr J Isaacs MBE
2001 Dr D Behrend, Dr D Hurley, Dr R King
2000 Dr G Dickinson, S Hutton OAM, R Story AM RFD
1999 Dr R Cook AM, A/Prof M Tyas AM, A/Prof R Hall OAM
1998 P Rashleigh
1995 Dr A Cattermole
1994 Dr R Milner
1992 E Feiner
1990 Dr V Amerena, Dr D Loader
1989 Dr M Sullivan, Dr W Chalmers
1988 Prof E Storey, Dr L Williams, Dr P Finch
1987 S Jensen
1986 Dr R Gillies
1985 E Valmont
Recipients of the ADAVB Dentistry Achievement Award
2024 Mrs P Clark AO, Dr C Homewood
2023 Dr C Reid (regional and rural Victoria), Dr L Cracknell (volunteering)
2022 Associate Professor Gelsomina Borromeo (special needs dentistry), Dr E Magee (long term committee participation), Dr B Sokel (regional and rural Victoria), Dr M Stacey (caries research and teaching), Dr P Waltham (volunteering)
2021 Dr S Zaks (post trauma dental anxiety)
2020 Dr I Cernavin (dental defence and laser dentistry), Dr A Coveney (regional and rural Victoria)
2017 Mr G Dimitroulis (OMS), Dr M Hall (public dentistry)
2016 A/Prof J Brownbill (service to the Melbourne Dental School in paediatric dentistry), Dr L Wordsworth (long term as a committee chair)
2014 Dr B Creighton (paramedic volunteering), Dr N Cochrane (caries research and oral health promotion), Dr T Collett (ADAVB group activity and overseas volunteering)
2013 Dr D Bailey (eviDent Foundation), Dr R Bastiaan AM (RFD, military plaques), Prof M Morgan (fluoridation)
2012 Dr A Dickinson (dental practice regulation), Dr R Goldberg OAM (community projects) and Prof S Tan (brain research)
2011 Mr G Fowler (regional and rural Victoria)
2010 Dr S Orme (ADAVB Clinical Update contributor), Dr D Goldsmith (overseas volunteering), Dr G Bowell (hospital dentistry)
2009 Mr W J Besly (overseas volunteering), Dr D Whelan (rural public dentistry)
2008 Dr N Hewson (long service on ADAVB Council), Dr S Koshy (public dentistry), Dr T Roseman (community service and management in public health sector)
2007 Dr G Nervo (endodontics: teaching, education, research and clinical advancement)
2005 Dr P Dalgliesh (contribution to the 25th anniversary celebrations of water fluoridation of Melbourne's water supply), Dr P Wong (domiciliary services)
2004 Dr A Lawrence (long term as a committee chairman) and Dr P Zimet, Dr J Rattray, Dr D Highfield (long term as committee chairs)
2003 Dr B Drysdale (CRO/PC), Dr S C Warneke AM (hospital dentistry)
2002 Dr G Dickinson, A/Prof B Levant, Dr C Newbury CBE, Dr G Oakley AM, Prof E Storey ED (fluoridation implementation)
1999 Dr B Feiglin (traumatology conference)
1998 Dr J A M Robertson AM (overseas volunteering)
Recipients of the ADAVB Branch Service Award
2024 Ms Y Bachtiar, Ms C Workman
