OrangeDot.com.au was established in February 2020 in Adelaide, South Australia in
response to the COVID-19 crisis. Registered dentist, Dr Shiranth Fernando, was concerned that available Personal Protective Equipment did not adequately protect health care workers. With the help of Nathan de Souza, a University of South Australia student studying Mechatronics, and after months of research and development and over thirty prototypes, the OrangeDot Face Shield & OrangeDot Respirator were made.