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Professor Zoe Marshman: Championing Children’s Oral Health and Shaping Policy

For Professor Zoe Marshman, a career in dentistry was inspired by something quite simple, she just loved going to the dentist as a child.
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Leading the way in oral health research

A new NIHR-supported incubator, led by the Universities of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Newcastle, is set to build capacity and develop research careers in oral health research.
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Celebrating Excellence: Six University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is celebrating a remarkable achievement as six of our outstanding researchers have been recognised as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators.

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More work needed on children’s supervised toothbrushing programmes

New study, conducted by the Universities of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay.
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International Women's Day 2021 - Zoe Marshman

Zoe Marshman is a Professor in Dental Public Health at the Unit of Oral Health, Dentistry and Society, she is also an Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health.
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International Women's Day 2021 - Helen Rodd

Helen Rodd is a Professor in Paediatric Dentistry at the School of Clinical Dentistry. She has made a lifetime contribution to dental research through a combination of applied social sciences to clinical dentistry.

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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ Dental Students lead National Wellbeing Consultation Effort

COVID-19 has piled pressure on students and staff and has heightened mental stresses and taken its toll on people's wellbeing.

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Dental School raises awareness and funds for Mouth Cancer Action Month

2020 has been a challenging year due to the Covid-19 pandemic with charities particularly hit hard as a result of lockdowns and social distancing rules ruling out conventional means fundraising.