Facilities

The Facilities available to the Restorative Dentistry Research Group are located

• Within the OF Makinson Dental Research Laboratories
• On the University of Adelaide Campus
• External to the University of Adelaide

OF Makinson Dental Research Laboratories – Research Facilities

• Fast and slow sectioning to produce course and fine sections of hard tissue (in particular enamel, bone and dental restorative materials) for experimental purposes.
• Programmable Thermocycling equipment to meet ISO standard required for this process.
• NATA calibrated and approved microhardness testing equipment.
• Specimen  polishing facilities to produce mirror surface finishes required for EPMA analysis and erosion studies.
• Hounsfield bench top impact and elastic recoil testing equipment.
• TrewMac Systems DentaCycling equipment devoted to Remineralisation and Demineralisation research studies.
• Equipment applicable in Densitometry, Viscosity and Filance studies of materials.
• Specialised equipment devoted to tooth wear studies. 

University of Adelaide Campus – Accessible Research Facilities

• AMMRF (Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility) which offers a broad range of the most technologically advanced instrumentation for microscopy and microanalysis.
• Histopathology Services offered within the Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Hounsfield Universal Materials Testing Machine (within the Discipline of Orthopaedics and Trauma) used for a broad range of tests to determine physical properties of dental materials and adhesives. 

External   Research Facilities – Ian Wark Research Institute (University of South Australia)

• Through collaborative research into Material Sciences, the advanced nanotechnology expertise and facilities offered by the Ian Wark Research Institute (University of South Australia) are available to the Restorative Dentistry Research Group.