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“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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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