Tuckfield, William John

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William John Tuckfield was educated at the Australian College of Dentistry and North-Western University, Chicago. He was a member of Faculty of Dental Science at the University of Melbourne from 1908 until 1960. Other roles include editor of the Australian Journal of Dentistry, 1916-1956, and a member of the Council of the Australian College of Dentistry and of the Committee of Management of the Dental Hospital 1912-1960. He became Head of the Department of Dental Prosthetics at the Dental College in 1934, later becoming Acting Professor of Dental Prosthesis 1949-1952. Tuckfield was President of the Australian Dental Association 1939-1941, and of the Victorian Branch in 1927 and 1939.