University urges the government to start a dental school in the East

The plan includes a commitment to more training places “in a way that is targeted to improve provision in areas of the country where it is most needed.” It commits to exploring “the creation of new dental schools in currently under-served parts of the country.”

David Maguire, a professor and vice-chancellor at the University of East Anglia, said, “We are pleased that the government’s ‘Dental Recovery Plan’ includes the opportunity for new dental schools in England to provide the next generation of dentists. We will continue to press the government to allocate new undergraduate dental places to those areas, like Norfolk, where the NHS dental access need is most acute and where a new dental school can have the greatest impact.