Posts Tagged ‘University of Portsmouth’
England’s Chief Dental Officer Visits Students in Portsmouth
NHS England’s chief dental officer, Sara Hurley, has paid dental students at the University of Portsmouth a visit as part of a TV filming project. During her time at the academy in Southsea, Ms Hurley was introduced to staff and students and she took a tour of the school to find out more about the […]
University of Portsmouth to Host Talk About Dental School
The University of Portsmouth is hosting a public meeting about its prestigious dental academy. The lecture will enable people to learn about the planning and construction stages and gain an insight into the day to day running of the school. The talk, which is entitled ‘Policy, Practice and Power: Creating a Dental Academy’, will be […]
New Contamination Suite Open To Portsmouth Dental Students
A brand new contamination suite has opened, enabling students at the University of Portsmouth to gain valuable experience in sterilisation and infection control. Students studying dental hygiene and dental therapy will now be able to use the contamination suite to gain practical experience of disposing of waste substances, infection control measures, instrument cleaning and validation […]
Patient Group Praises Portsmouth Dental School
A patient support group has praised a dental school in Portsmouth. Healthwatch Portsmouth visits and assesses local health services in order to inform patients about the services available to them and identify problem areas. It has recently praised Portsmouth Dental Academy, which trains dentists, dental therapists and dental hygienists. Portsmouth Dental academy provides dental services […]
Portsmouth Dental Lecturer Receives Prestigious National Award
Sara Holmes MBE, head of the Dental Academy at the University of Portsmouth, has received a prestigious national award. Holmes has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in recognition of excellence in teaching and support for higher education students. All winners of the Fellowship award are given £10,000 towards professional […]
Portsmouth Children Brush Up On Dental Hygiene
Children from Somers Park Primary School were given a lesson in oral hygiene this week. Staff from the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy visited the school to talk to the children about oral hygiene and teach them about the importance of brushing their teeth. Somers Park Primary School is one of 15 schools in the […]
Multi-million pound dental academy on course for September opening
Construction of the new nine million pound University of Portsmouth dental academy is going well and the school is set to open its doors to students in September. The academy will provide some of the best training and education facilities in the country and will also provide unrivalled professional practice, as students will learn alongside […]
