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MPs and peers visit dental institute
11th Mar 2011
Left to right: Professor Nairn Wilson, Baroness Masham of Ilton, Lord Colwyn and Sir Paul Beresford MP, Baroness Howe of Idlicote and Baroness Gardner of Parkes. Credit: Acumen Images
For the first time, a group of MPs and Peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for dentistry visited King's College London's Dental Institute.
They were there to learn more about dental education in the UK and the importance of its links with clinical service provision and research, both dental and across healthcare.
The visit consisted of:
• A tour of the dental institute facilities, including its world renowned craniofacial development and stem cell research laboratories
• The clinical facilities for the care of vulnerable and anxious patients
• Pre-clinical training facilities, both traditional and innovative.
Professor Nairn Wilson, dean and head of the dental institute, said: ‘We were delighted to welcome the APPG for Dentistry to King's today. I hope we have demonstrated that there is more to a dental school than meets the eye.
'At a centre of excellence such as King's College London Dental Institute undergraduate education is inextricably linked to clinical service provision, research and the education of all members of the dental team.
‘Dental education at all levels is vital to ensure that members of the dental team of tomorrow are fully equipped to deal with the existing and anticipated future challenges in dentistry in the 21st century.
'We were delighted to host the first visit of members of the APPG to a dental school. Having insight of arrangements for dental education is considered important in overseeing the national provision of dentistry.'
Sir Paul Beresford MP and chair of the APPG for dentistry, said: ‘This was a great opportunity for Members of the House of Commons and the Lords to visit one of the world's leading dental schools.
'It was a chance to witness first hand the fantastic facilities that King's College London Dental Institute has to offer and further our knowledge in dental education. It is very kind of King's to have organised this tour for us and the APPG for Dentistry found it extremely helpful and interesting.'
The APPG for dentistry was established in December 2008 and acts as a focus for dental and oral health issues, raising the profile of dentistry in Parliament and highlighting the views of both patients and the profession.
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