Posts Tagged ‘University of Central Lancashire’

University of Central Lancashire opens emergency dental hub to boost urgent NHS services

University of Central Lancashire opens emergency dental hub to boost urgent NHS services

The University of Central Lancashire has opened a new emergency dental hub to provide additional support for the NHS. In association with the NHS and FMCS Emergency Dental Service, the university has set up an urgent dental centre at its Preston campus. The aim is to provide support for existing urgent and out of hours […]


Oswestry graduate has plenty to smile about after becoming the UK’s youngest clinical dental technician

Oswestry graduate has plenty to smile about after becoming the UK’s youngest clinical dental technician

A graduate from Oswestry has plenty to smile about after becoming the UK’s youngest clinical dental technician. Sheena Lakhanpal has successfully completed a 2-year course at the University of Central Lancashire, making her the youngest qualified dental technician at the age of 27 years old.  Ms Lakhanpal, who works at Bupa Dental Care’s laboratory in […]


University of Central Lancashire’s School of Dentistry celebrates 10th anniversary

University of Central Lancashire’s School of Dentistry celebrates 10th anniversary

The University of Central Lancashire’s School of Dentistry is celebrating a landmark achievement. The school has officially been open for ten years, and staff have plenty to toast, including the successful graduation of 224 dentists. When the UCLan school was established, it was one of just two new dental schools to open in England in […]


England’s Chief Dental Officer Pays Carlisle Dental Centre a Visit

England’s Chief Dental Officer Pays Carlisle Dental Centre a Visit

Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, paid Carlisle Dental Centre a visit recently to see how emergency dental calls are dealt with by Dental Direct. Ms Hurley was treated to a tour of the innovative dental facility and shown first hand how Dental Direct works. Clinical director for specialist dental services at Cumbria Partnership […]


Dental Visits Increase In Cumbria

Dental Visits Increase In Cumbria

New figures have revealed that more people are seeing a dentist in Cumbria. The latest figures from the NHS Information Centre show an increase of 50,000 dental visits since last year, demonstrating that investment in dental services in the region has definitely paid off. Over the course of the last 12 months, £2.25 million has […]


New Dental School Open For Business

New Dental School Open For Business

A brand new dental school has opened at the University of Central Lancashire. The new dental centre, which cost £1.4 million, was officially opened on the University of Central Lancashire’s Preston campus by Vice-Chancellor of the university, Malcolm McVicar on the 27th September. The state of the art dental clinic provides first-class teaching facilities and […]


Work Underway at New Dental Training Facility

Work Underway at New Dental Training Facility

Work on a £2.6 million training facility is underway at the University of Central Lancashire. The new training school will be located on the ground floor of the existing Harrington Building at the city centre campus. A spokesman for the university said that he hopes the work will be completed in time for the training […]


Dental graduates help to fill the gaps in the North West

Dental graduates help to fill the gaps in the North West

Graduates from the University of Central Lancashire are helping to fill the gaps in NHS dental services. The dental graduates are the first class to complete the brand new course at the multimillion pound dental centre at UCLan. During the training period, they watched, observed and carried out a range of dental treatments and they […]