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Professor Tracey Moore

Tracey Moore: A Career Built on Care, Leadership and Lifelong Learning

When Tracey began her career as a clerical officer at Trent Regional Health Authority in the late 1970s, she couldn't have predicted that one day she would be leading the Faculty of Health at one of the UK’s top universities.
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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.
A dentist examines a patient's mouth

Leading the way in oral health research

A new NIHR-supported incubator, led by the Universities of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and Newcastle, is set to build capacity and develop research careers in oral health research.
Two people looking at data on a table.

Celebrating Excellence: Six University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators

The University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®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.

Why choose to study a PhD?

Danilo, Alex and Joe are PhD students at The School of Clinical Dentistry. They share with us why they chose to study a PhD in ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, the details of their project and the challenges they've faced during their research.
Zilico Dentistry

Scientists to develop pain-free device to detect oral cancer

In partnership with Zilico Ltd, the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is working to develop a pain-free, non-invasive and instantaneous method to detect oral cancer.
Dentists Chair

Dental Schools Council advice on gaining experience to support an application to Dental School during the Covid19 Pandemic

Read the new advice on gaining experience during the coronavirus outbreak
School of Dentistry donates toothpaste supplies

Dental community donates toothpaste and toothbrushes to local food banks

The donation is in time for National Smile Month, a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health.
Dr Martin Thornhill at the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ's School of Clinical Dentistry

ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers identify 86 per cent increase in infective endocarditis in England

Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening infection of the heart with a 30 per cent death rate in the first year.