Residents from Plymouth voted the dentist’s chair scarier than flying (35%), heights (33%) and ghosts (22%) according to a new study.
Two thirds (66%) of the city’s residents admitted that fear is the main reason they put off visiting the dentist – considerably higher than the 60% average of the UK.
While the potential prospect of pain, needles and having already endured bad...
Dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry have worked with care staff from Age UK Plymouth to help them achieve good oral health for the elderly people in their care.
The project was part of the Inter-Professional Engagement scheme run by the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, which sees dental students working with a variety of groups in the community to...
Comparison shows it to be the best performing dental school to be inspected
Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry has passed its General Dental Council (GDC) inspection with flying colours, making it the best performing dental school in this round of inspection.
In total, six dental schools were inspected by the GDC and assessed against 29 performance standards....
A group of dental students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Devonport to make them aware of the dangers of hidden sugar in what they eat and drink .
For many years, fat has been recognised as the ‘bogeyman’ in our diets. But recently sugar has been identified as the real...
A dental student from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has won the local heat of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) Dental Clinical Skills Competition and will go on to represent the School at the national final in Edinburgh next March.
Organised by RCSEd and sponsored by DENTSPLY, this dental clinical skills competition is the first of...
GPs in the South West have said they are under extra pressure due to patients coming to them rather than dentists with concerns over oral health.
According to a poll conducted by ComRes, 82 per cent of GPs based in the South West believe that too many patients are turning to them for oral health advice instead of a dentist which is increasing pressure on general practices.
