The newly refurbished dental practice unit at the University of Sheffield was opened recently by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Arthur Dunworth. Funding for the unit was obtained by a grant from the HEFC with additional help coming from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust.

As part of the refurbishment, the number of dental surgeries in the unit has been increased to ten, from the five it had originally. The photograph shows the Dean of the School of Clinical Dentistry, Professor Paul Speight, after the unveiling of the plaque by the Lord Mayor.

The £3.5 million Dental School building opened in 1992 and houses a 40-unit dental technology laboratory and a 13 unit clinical skill laboratory. A newly refurbished 20 place dental technology laboratory is situated in an adjacent building.