This was to complement a new Medical School which the University was also pursuing at the time.
In October 2012 the University and the LDTA hosted a launch in Leicester to an invited audience of 200 delegates drawn from Leicester’s dental professionals and a small number of other interested parties. Both the University and the LDTA pursued this venture with enthusiasm.
However, delays in the anticipated start date for the Medical School and the large amount of resource required for this project alone has left the University with no choice but to delay the Dental School until the Medical School is established. As the University is unable to commit to a start date this has made it impossible for the LDTA to complete contracts for the provision and construction of facilities as required in the joint venture. Both parties therefore reached an amicable agreement to end the joint venture in January 2014.
The University of Buckingham will support, as far as it is able, the efforts by the LDTA to attract an alternative venture partner.