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Dental professor among UK’s top 100 influential black people
15th Oct 2008
Salford University's Dean of Health and Social Care Cynthia Pine joins footballer Rio Ferdinand, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton and author Zadie Smith, on the Powerlist 2008 – Britain's 100 Most Influential Black People.
Professor Cynthia Pine, the first woman to be appointed dean of a UK dental school since the first one opened in 1859, was recognised for her outstanding achievement as a black role model.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown described the Powerlist as ‘a celebration of the achievements of 100 remarkable people – a testament of what can happen when talent meets opportunity in our country today'.
She has been Executive Dean of Salford University's Faculty of Health & Social Care since September 2008 and is consultant in Dental Public Health at Salford Primary Care Trust. In 2006 she was appointed CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for her services to dentistry.
As well as charity work raising educational attainment in children, Professor Pine also works with the World Health Organization to address inequalities in children's oral health.
She said: 'It is an unexpected honour to be included among so many distinguished people. It's particularly important in these challenging times to realise the strength and breadth of achievement of black people across the country in so many walks of life.'
The Powerlist 2008 comprises 50 male and 50 female talented black leaders.
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