Cardiff University School of Dentistry is expanding its programme of outreach clinical experience for undergraduates with a brand new unit.

The new facility, which is currently under construction, will provide 18 treatment units for dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs), at Mountain Ash, 17 miles north of the Dental School. It follows on from the success of Cardiff University's first Community Based Clinical Teaching Unit at St David's, which has been established for eight years.

The Unit will provide a wide range of primary care clinical experience for the undergraduates with associated seminar activity. Hygiene and therapy students will attend in the second and third years of their course and will work alongside dental students to emphasise the teamwork approach.

Professor Michael Lewis, Dean of Cardiff University School of Dentistry, said that the new facility will 'help us continue this vital strand of our educational and service strategy, providing access by appointment to daytime dental care for an estimated 10,000 people.'

The facility will open in September this year.