Welcome to FRED :)

Author: Joanna Le, Co-Founder

We’re so excited to welcome you to the home of FRED - a national health promotion charity on a mission to make oral health information and support accessible, relevant and engaging for all Australians.

At FRED, we believe that good oral health is a human right. It's about more than teeth - it's about confidence, connection, and overall wellbeing.

A healthy mouth helps us eat, speak, laugh, and live well - but too many people in Australia are missing out on the support they need to prevent oral disease and stay healthy.

Maintaining good oral health requires access to trusted information and lifelong support, which isn’t available to all Australians. This is due to cost, lack of access to appropriate services, and a system that treats oral health as separate from the rest of health care.

This means millions of Australians are left behind. That's not fair - and it’s fixable.

What we do

We work collaboratively with people with lived expertise, health professionals, community organisations, researchers, and governments to:

• Leverage new technologies to enable and empower communities to improve their oral health.

• Build the capacity of health and community service professionals to provide simple and effective oral health support.

• Engage in advocacy to strengthen systems to prioritise prevention and equity in oral health care.

Our team

FRED is powered by a small, passionate team with big dreams and broad expertise spanning public health, dentistry, digital innovation and community engagement. We’re guided by an incredible Advisory Board and driven by the belief that when we work together, we can create lasting change.

What’s next?

We’ll introduce you to our partners and team, share simple tips and strategies you can use to prevent disease and maintain your oral health, and invite decision-makers to join us in rethinking how Australia supports oral health.

So whether you’re a health professional, policymaker, community worker, or someone who just really cares about health and wellbeing - we’re so glad you’re here.

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Let’s make good oral health a reality for everyone in Australia. Welcome to FRED!