Press office news tagged peninsula-dental-school

Pictured (L-R) are Dr Zoe Brookes, Dr Louise Belfield, Clare McIlwaine, Jane Collingwood and Dr Daniel Zahra

Dental school shares inter-professional expertise with Harvard, USA

Academics from Peninsula Dental School recently visited Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston to share their experience of inter-professional education (IPE)

Dental buddies

Dental team awarded grant to train children as ‘dental buddies’

Ruth Potterton and charity Well Connected, will be working in partnership with local schools to educate and inspire children about oral health

Hassan Adnan

"I’ve just completed a dentistry degree, now I’m doing a medical one" - life as an aspiring maxillofacial surgeon

After five years of studying to become a dentist, you might think someone had ‘made’ their career. But Hassan Adnan is planning to become a maxillofacial surgeon – which involves obtaining a medical degree on top of his dentistry qualification.

Tatsiana Samalazava

Inspired by a root canal – how one student became set on her dentistry career

Tatsiana Samalazava, who is originally from Belarus, was set to go into business. But after watching a video of Root Canal Instrumentation, she decided dentistry was the career for her – and, after qualifying as a dental nurse first, explains her path.

Sarah Armstrong 

Turning down 'The Apprentice' and playing national sport - how one dentistry student went above and beyond

Sarah Armstrong was offered a place on BBC show, The Apprentice, but as scheduling clashed with her dentistry studies, she declined. Now she has continued with business set-up alongside her work – even managing to continue playing netball for Ireland.

Tim O'Brien from Peninsula Dental School collects the accreditation from Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the RCS

Plymouth becomes first dental school to gain Royal College of Surgeons’ centre accreditation

The University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School has become the first dental school in the UK to gain Surgical Education Centre accreditation from the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).

Dr Svetislav Zaric who leads the study

Grant to develop chair-side test for serious gum disease

Dr Svetislav Zaric has been awarded £14,100 by the Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust to develop a test to detect high potency LPS in the mouth, which can lead to periodontitis – an issue prevalent in ageing.

Professor Liz Kay MBE with Zoe Lyons and Nigel Carter OBE at the national dental awards hosted by The Probe magazine

Top 10 ranking for ‘outstanding’ and ‘influential’ dental academic

Professor Liz Kay MBE, Foundation Dean of Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth, has been named the sixth most influential person in the dental profession by magazine, Dentistry.

Wendy Smith MBE

National Smile Month kick-started by MBE award

Wendy Smith, Strategic Lead for Community Engagement at the health charity Well Connected, which works closely with the Peninsula Dental School at the University of Plymouth, has collected her MBE at Buckingham Palace.

Wendy Smith with Nicola Brown (left) and Rob Witton (right)

Dental community engagement expert recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list

Wendy Smith, a long-standing member of the Peninsula Dental School and now at Plymouth charity Well Connected, has received an MBE for her work in community engagement around dental education and healthcare.