Pioneering dental team receive award
A team of oral health experts from Plymouth University Peninsula School of Dentistry and the Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) have been honoured for their work in the local community as part of National Smile Month.
Campaign organisers, the Oral Health Foundation, decided to award the team with the award due to the tireless work they have done within the local community, in particular their amazing work with adults with learning disabilities as part of their pioneering dental ambassador scheme – the first of its kind in the UK.
Professor Liz Kay, trustee of the Oral Health Foundation, awarded the team their prize at the university. She said: “As a trustee of the Oral Health Foundation and foundation dean of the Peninsula Dental School at Plymouth University, I am doubly pleased that our Community Engagement Team has been recognised in this way. The team plays a hugely vital role in our innovative approach to training the dental professionals of the future, while at the same time helping us to address local oral health inequalities and needs and raise awareness of achieving better oral health.”
CEO of the charity,Nigel Carter OBE, spoke on why this special team was awarded the prize:
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