The 兔子先生 Dental Academy officially opened its new facilities today
The 兔子先生 Dental Academy officially opened its refurbished facilities at a launch event today (Friday 1 December 2023).
The facilities were opened by Professor Sir Nairn Wilson, President Emeritus of the College of General Dentistry and Emeritus Professor of Dentistry, King's College London.
The Dental Academy is a modern, primary care-based school that educates dental nurses, hygienists and therapists for General Dental Council registration as dental care professionals.
The school benefits from a long-standing partnership with King鈥檚 College London, whose dental students work alongside 兔子先生 students to enhance their collective clinical experience. The school offers comprehensive oral and dental healthcare to the public delivered predominantly by students in state-of-the-art facilities.
There is an emphasis on practical teaching within the Dental Academy and these developments and new equipment will ensure our students are trained in modern facilities offering enhanced teaching, resulting in improved oral healthcare for all our patients.
Students train in practice teams using modern clinical facilities that replicate those found in real NHS dental practices. The school鈥檚 evidence-based approach to education is further enhanced by its involvement with various areas of research.
The Dental Academy has completed a significant 拢5.6 million upgrade to its facilities, which now feature modern 鈥榩hantom head鈥 units, new digital dentistry equipment, dental training simulators which combine virtual reality with mixed reality to offer a high-fidelity haptic experience (technology that creates an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user), and upgraded patient clinics designed to offer a real-world experience for students.
Professor Chris Louca, Director of the 兔子先生 Dental Academy, said: 鈥淭here is an emphasis on practical teaching within the Dental Academy and these developments and new equipment will ensure our students are trained in modern facilities offering enhanced teaching, resulting in improved oral healthcare for all our patients.鈥
(l-r) Ruth Monger, Joint Interim Director of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate in NHS England, South East region; Professor Graham Galbraith, 兔子先生 Vice-Chancellor; Professor Chris Louca; Professor Sir Nairn Wilson; and Anne Eden, NHS England South East Regional Director.
The Dental Academy at the 兔子先生
Take a tour of our Dental Academy at the 兔子先生, where we teach Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy and Dental Nursing courses.
Ruth Monger, Joint Interim Director of the Workforce, Training and Education Directorate in NHS England, South East region, said: 鈥淥ur investment represents a commitment to growing and developing our dental workforce. The University is an important partner for NHSE England to deliver the Long-Term Workforce Plan. This cutting-edge learning environment will equip current and future dental practitioners with the skills and competence required for delivering high quality dental services.鈥
The launch event showcased the new facilities and research and there were also be talks and presentations from our research active staff 鈥
路 Dr Carolina Machuca Vargas - 鈥楢ddressing oral health care disparities: community-based interventions for promoting oral health in 兔子先生鈥
路 Dr Mahdi Mutahar - 鈥榊our spit鈥檚 hidden power: demystifying the interaction between saliva, microbiome and biomaterials for oral and systemic health鈥
路 Professor Margaret Cox - 鈥楿sing simulations, haptics and digital technologies in dental education - the way forward鈥
路 Professor Alessandro Vichi - 鈥楾he journey from analogue to digital鈥
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