A new initiative is taking oral health educators out of the clinic and straight into an environment where they can make a difference to people's dental health

‘Each year, around 25,000 young children attend hospital to have teeth extracted under anaesthetic, even though tooth decay is largely a preventable problem and, in my view, that is a national outrage’

A research project, run by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) with the Family Nurse Partnership Programme, is a revolutionary collaboration that aims to reach out to those young families most in need of oral health interventions. Secured with a £70k funding from Wrigley, it harnesses the skills of DCPs in delivering this much-needed care. It's the brainchild of foundation dean, Liz Kay, one of the first female dental professors in the UK, and founder of the Peninsula Dental School, which was the first new dental school in the UK for 40 years.

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