Chief Executive Officer and Research Director of the Oral Health CRC at the Melbourne Dental School, the University of Melbourne, Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds AO previously served as the Head of the Melbourne Dental School. He has lectured and published extensively and has chaired and participated in a wide range of professional committees and panels. Laureate Professor Reynolds was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to community dental health in 2005, and he has received the Clunies Ross National Science and Technology award in 2002 and the Victoria Prize for Science in 2005. In 2011 he received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the International Association for Dental Research, in 2015 the Leach Medal for research excellence and the Global Health Impact Award from the University of Melbourne and he received the Award of Merit from the Australian Dental Association in 2016.