Queen to open dental hospital

Her Majesty will meet clinicians, researchers and students during a guided tour of the state of the art facilities.

The hospital, managed by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, will be the new home of specialist dental treatment for West Midlands’ patients and also houses the University of Birmingham’s School of Dentistry, strengthening a partnership delivering dental health and education in the city since 1880.

Following the ceremony, staff will be working to prepare the building for its operational opening for the public early in 2016.

The four storey building will provide a range of high quality clinical dental services for the public in one wing, while a second wing will offer world class research facilities and a modern learning environment for more than 600 undergraduate and postgraduate students and trainees each academic year.

With a total cost of £50m, the development is a key element of the new Edgbaston Medical Quarter and further enhances the city’s reputation as a hub of medicine, learning and life sciences.