599656 A dental bur storage device 700 having a plurality of dental bur receiving holes 102 capable of retaining a plurality of different dental bur types having different shank diameters, where each of the plurality of dental bur receiving holes 102 is tapered to allow a retaining fit to be established with anyone of the plurality of different dental bur types 702 having different shank diameters. Each dental bur receiving hole 102 comprises a plurality of inwardly extending shank-stabilising protrusions 105.