Press office news tagged peninsula-dental-school

Health Minister Stephen Kinnock opens new Dental Education Practice

Government minister pays tribute to new city centre dental practice

University of Plymouth news: Government minister pays tribute to new city centre dental practice. Health Minister Stephen Kinnock MP met students and staff as he officially opened the Dental Education Practice.

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Why the UK needs to prioritise oral health for young people in the care system

University of Plymouth news: Personal accounts have informed new research co-led by the University of Plymouth – in a bid to inspire policy makers into action

Dental students treating patients in New George Street clinic

New city centre dental clinic welcomes its first patients

University of Plymouth news: New city centre dental clinic welcomes its first patients. The University’s £5 million development will deliver emergency dental care to thousands of patients.

Launch of the South East Asia Health Policy Network in the House of Commons

University heightens resilience of healthcare to climate change

University of Plymouth news: The South East Asia Health Policy Network, which brings together experts from the UK and South East Asia, was launched at an event supported by the University in the House of Commons

Caring for a patient at one of PDSE's dental clinics

University leads development of revised guidelines for primary care dentistry

University of Plymouth news: Academics from the Peninsula Dental School worked with colleagues across the UK on an updated edition of Standards in Dentistry, a flagship publication of the College of General Dentistry

Professor Sally Hanks

Dental academic awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship

University of Plymouth news: Professor Sally Hanks has been named a National Teaching Fellow for her transformative work in dental education and commitment to empowering others.

Dental treatment at the PDSE

South West MPs support campaign for more dental training places

University of Plymouth news: More than 20 MPs from across the region have now backed the University's ambition to take on 25% more dental students each year.

The Chief Dental Officer for England, Sara Hurley, unveiled our expanded Simulated Dental Learning Environment

Plymouth MPs launch campaign for more dental training places

University of Plymouth news: Plymouth’s three Members of Parliament have joined forces to argue for a 25% increase in the number of dental students who can be trained at the University

Dentist wearing green gloves giving dental examination to patient

Project aims to transform dentist experience for people with learning disabilities

University of Plymouth news: The Caring Beyond Words project will unite a team of artists, writers, and community support staff with some of the UK’s leading researchers in both dentistry and learning disabilities

A mockup showing what the new Peninsula Dental Education Practice will look like once complete

City centre clinic helps to address urgent demand for dental services in Plymouth

University of Plymouth news: A new dental education practice will give final-year students the opportunity to treat patients who do not currently have an NHS dentist

PDSE won the Community-Based Social Enterprise of the Year category at the UK Social Enterprise Awards

National success for Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise

University of Plymouth news: PDSE won the Community-Based Social Enterprise of the Year category at the UK Social Enterprise Awards

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.