Dental academic and clinician receives Member of the Order of the British Empire

Professor Kay received her MBE in recognition of her services to dental education.

Speaking of her award and the ceremony, Professor Kay said, “This really was a most wonderful experience and it was great to meet other awardees, many of whom had the most amazing and humbling stories to tell. I am fortunate to be surrounded by the most wonderful, talented and supportive colleagues and associates, without whom I may not have been recognised for this amazing honour. At Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry, we teach our dental health profession students that they are part of a team – dentist, dental nurse, dental therapist and hygienist – and this award stands testament to the strong team ethic across our organisation.”

Professor Kay led the development and implementation of the Peninsula Dental School (the first new dental school in the UK for 40 years) which currently ranks second out of the 15 dental schools in the country (Guardian league table 2017).