Friends of Really Excellent Dentistry (FRED) is a national health promotion charity working towards a future where all Australians enjoy good oral health and the many benefits it brings.

When people have good oral health, they’re more likely to have better overall health and wellbeing.

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  • A little girl eats a peach outside in a garden

    Food, your mouth, and your body

    When we think about food and our health, we usually think about what happens after we swallow it. But there’s another part of the story that’s particularly important for oral health.

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  • FRED releases 2025–26 Annual Report

    2025-26 was the year FRED began turning an ambitious idea into something tangible. We’re delighted to share FRED’s 2025-26 Annual Report, reflecting on a year spent building the foundations for the organisation we hope FRED can become.

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  • A streetscape in Melbourne, with a tram on a tree-lined street

    Victoria puts oral health on the agenda

    For too long, oral health has been missing from the conversation about health in Australia. That’s why an announcement from the Victorian Government over the weekend caught our attention.

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  • A woman wearing dark blue scrubs stands in front of a Royal Flying Doctor Service small plane on a regional airstrip. She smiles at the camera

    What distance teaches you about oral health

    Some days, I still can’t quite believe this is my job.  I board a small plane with an Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) pilot and a dental team I trust deeply, and we lift off over Central West NSW.

    Read more: What distance teaches you about oral health