Press office news tagged peninsula-dental-school

Tina Joshi

“We need to trust science, not condemn it, in order to survive”

University of Plymouth opinion: Dr Tina Joshi's commentary on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) follows her recent visit to the UN General Assembly meeting on antimicrobial resistance.

Othered Futures_student_2: Underground housing for avoiding extreme heat and with large water catchments and flood resilience features above ground to prepare for both inundation and drought. Group members: John Edsel Gonzalbo, Kervin Paul  Manzano, Maria

Project explores community connections to healthcare in face of advancing climate change

University of Plymouth news: The Climate-Adaptive Reimaginings for Enhancing Healthcare Spaces of the Future (CAREscape) project is a collaboration between researchers from Plymouth and the University of the Philippines

(L-R) Professor Ewen McColl, Head of Peninsula Dental School; Johnny Mercer MP; Helen Whateley MP; Professor Rob Witton, Chief Executive of PDSE; and Nathan Findlay, Chief Operating Officer of PDSE

Government Minister visits Dental School

University of Plymouth news: Health and Social Care Minister Helen Whateley MP met the University of Plymouth team to hear about its innovative work.

Ewen McColl

Head of Dental School to lead key publication

Professor Ewen McColl, Head of University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School, has been chosen as the new editorial director of Dental Update.

World Oral Health Day students (photo credit Kira Sharples)

Students lead impactful event on World Oral Health Day

University of Plymouth news: Students lead impactful event on World Oral Health Day. Dental students gave oral health advice to dozens of their peers, staff and the public.

A set of dentures being held by hands wearing white gloves 

Laboratory model enables researchers to explore the mouth’s response to oral disease

University of Plymouth news: Researchers have created a model of the oral mucosa – the tissue which lines the inside of the mouth – and plan to use it to explore the impact of long-term denture wear

RCSI dental school visit

Dental school inspires Ireland's first community-based dental programme

University of Plymouth news: The Peninsula Dental School's partnership with RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences will support RCSI in delivering a new undergraduate Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree programme.

Representatives from the University are presented with their award by broadcaster and author Sandi Toksvig

University wins Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category at Times Higher Education Awards 2023

University of Plymouth news: The pioneering work of the Peninsula Dental School and the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise won the Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community category at the Times Higher Education Awards 2023.

Taking blood pressure

Dental clinic’s blood pressure check enables patient to receive life-saving heart treatment

University of Plymouth news: A new study highlights the benefits of blood pressure case-finding clinics, run by the Peninsula Dental School, which alerted a patient to the need for urgent medical treatment

Rob Witton, Luke Pollard and Laira Green pupils

University expands NHS dental appointments for Plymouth schoolchildren

NHS dental appointments are set to be offered to children at Laira Green Primary School, after a recommendation to expand a new pilot scheme to the school was made by its local MP, Luke Pollard.

Dental Education Facility

Study suggests dental professionals can play a crucial role in identifying signs of chronic disease

University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the Peninsula Dental School examined patients oral health, as well as checks for blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio

Yvette Gonzalez working with her crew inside Gruta do Natal as they set up all equipment ahead of mission start (Credit: Marc Bluhm)

Plymouth researchers contribute to new mission exploring the impacts on humans of space flight

University of Plymouth news: Researchers from the University are taking part in the Caving Analog Mission: Ocean, Earth, Space (CAMões) project to develop and implement research programmes that will be critical for improving conditions on space flights