Landmark Graduation

This year sees the first graduating cohort from the Peninsula Dental School and the largest graduating cohort so far from the Peninsula Medical School. Today, 47 student dentists and172 student doctors will graduate. The dentists are the first graduating cohort from the first new dental school to open in the UK in 40 years. Their training marks a milestone for dental education – the Peninsula Dental School has led the way in training student dentists within the community. Students first hone their clinical skills by using the latest virtual technology before carrying out assessments and treatments for NHS patients under supervision, at Dental Education Facilities in Exeter, Plymouth and Truro over the four year course. Of the first graduating cohort, over 30 have chosen to remain in the South West to continue their vocational training. Many of the graduating cohort from the Peninsula Medical School have chosen to remain in the South West for the continuation of their training at local hospitals.