University’s dental excellence earns recognition in the Times Higher Education Awards 2023
The Peninsula Dental School and Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise are shortlisted in the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category

This shortlisting is a fantastic achievement for everyone connected with the Peninsula Dental School and Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise. It is further evidence that our approach is yielding benefits, both for our students and staff but the communities of Devon and Cornwall as well. With widespread talk of a crisis in access to NHS dentistry, this positive recognition could not be more timely.
Professor Ewen McColl
Head of the Peninsula Dental School
More than 20 MPs from across the region have backed our ambition to take on 25% more dental students each year
A proposed increase would allow the University to take on 25% more dental students each year
Caring Beyond Words is being funded through a Programme Development Grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research
Helen Whateley MP meets the University of Plymouth team to hear about its innovative work
A study at the University has developed a new 3D model of the oral mucosa, the tissue lining the inside of the mouth
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