The next generation of dentists and dental therapists enrolled at Plymouth benefit from a cutting-edge facility that fully mimics a real dental clinic. The Peninsula Dental School’s Simulated Dental Learning Environment (SDLE) features chairs, lights and even patients in the shape of ‘phantom heads’. This enables students to practise a full repertoire of procedures – including diagnosis, administering injections and performing extractions – in a safe environment before they move on to human patients. During the year, expanded facilities, in the Portland Square Building, were opened, taking the total number of chairs in the SDLE to 50, to meet the increasing demand for the University’s Bachelor of Dental Surgery and BSc (Hons) Dental Therapy and Hygiene courses. The facility was opened by England’s Chief Dental Officer, Sara Hurley.
Annual Review 2020: Strategic Developments
Investing in the campus and student experience
