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Dental education at Dundee Dental Hospital and School - a notable past and inspiring future

British Dental Journal volume 233, pages 423–426 (2022)Cite this article

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Dundee Dental Hospital and School has been present on Park Place, Dundee for over 100 years. During this time, it has been at the forefront of dental care and education, first as part of the University of St Andrews and subsequently the University of Dundee. This innovation continues with novel undergraduate curricula for dental and dental therapy students, providing early clinical experience and integrating clinical teaching with the appropriate sciences. We also offer several taught postgraduate programmes, popular particularly with international students. Dundee was at the forefront of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme leading the world on guidance for safe clinical practice. Innovative solutions for the ongoing delivery of teaching and assessment also were developed. Research underpins teaching and the delivery of dental care and Dundee has an international reputation for its research portfolio. All of the above can only be achieved by close working relationships between the University and NHS, which will be strengthened further by the creation of the Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School. Our international reputation will continue to attract students and staff from across the world.

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  • Provides a brief history of Dundee Dental Hospital and School and describes the innovative undergraduate curricula and widening participation agenda.

  • Describes Dundee's international reputation for teaching and research and the wide portfolio of activity underpinning this, including innovative teaching and assessment developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Emphasises the close working relationship between the University and the NHS, culminating in the development of the Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Dundee publication 'Dundee Dental Hospital and School - Transforming Lives for 100 Years' by Gavin S. McKay and colleagues, in relation to the historical information provided.

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  1. School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK

    Philip M. Preshaw, R. Graham Chadwick, Kevin Davey, Andrew Mason, Peter A. Mossey, Kerry Richardson, Lorraine Robertson, Clement Seeballuck & Fiona Stewart

  2. Dundee Dental Hospital, NHS Tayside, Park Place, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK

    Grant McIntyre

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Philip M. Preshaw, R. Graham Chadwick, Kevin Davey, Andrew Mason, Grant McIntyre, Peter A. Mossey, Kerry Richardson, Lorraine Robertson, Clement Seeballuck and Fiona Stewart conceived and designed the paper, wrote and edited the paper, and gave final approval of the manuscript.

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Philip M. Preshaw is on the British Dental Journal Editorial Board. The authors declare no other conflicts of interest.

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Preshaw, P., Chadwick, R., Davey, K. et al. Dental education at Dundee Dental Hospital and School - a notable past and inspiring future. Br Dent J 233, 423–426 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-022-4900-8

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