ABC's 7:30 Report story on ONJ and bisphosphonates
The ABC's current affairs program, 7:30 Report, ran a story on Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ) and bisphosphonates on 11 Dec 2007. The story contained numerous errors and misleading information prompting ANZBMS President, Prof Philip Sambrook, to respond in a letter to the Executive Producer requesting urgent correction. The 7:30 Report subsequently aired a follow-up interview with Prof Sambrook and Prof Nordin.

• 7:30 Report controversial story televised 11 Dec 2007 - transcript and video on the ABC's website:
  7:30 Report > 'Concern over osteoporosis drug'
• ANZBMS response to the story:
  ANZBMS Statement about the 7:30 Report (42KB)
• ABC admits breaches of impartiality and accuracy following an investigation:
  ABC response after complaint investigation (497KB)
• Follow-up interview televised on 21 Dec 2007 with Prof Sambrook and Prof Nordin - transcript and video on the ABC's website:
  7:30 Report > 'Ali Moore talks to Professors Philip Sambrook and Chris Nordin'.

Audio interview for Dental Files - Bisphosphonates *NEW*
The following interview was conducted between Dr Patrick Meaney and Professor Philip Sambrook on behalf of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) for their audio program, Dental Files, and discusses the use of bisphosphonates.

Audio interview for ADA Dental Files on bisphosphonates* (mp3 file, 15 minutes, 8.37MB)
*This interview is provided courtesy of the Australian Dental Association and was orginally produced for the ADA Dental Files audio magazine, August 2008 edition.

NOTE: If you have a slow internet connection, it may be more convenient if you patiently download and save the MP3 file onto your computer first before trying to listen to it. To do so, "right-click" on the audio link above, select "Save Target As..." from the popup menu and choose a place on your computer to save it.