Diploma in Dental hygiene and Therapy
You are considering taking the first steps in what will be a lifelong study of Dentistry.
At Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Our aim is to help you to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes that you will need to practice as a dental care professional in the 21st century. At the same time we want you to engage in a programme of higher education that will enrich you as an individual.
The Centre for Dental Care Professionals
The Centre for Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) is an academic department within Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, which is part of Queen Mary, University of London. The Centre was formerly known as the Dental Auxiliary School, but changed its name in 2000 to reflect the growing trend and changes to DCPs at national level. Training for dental hygienists and dental therapists is undertaken along with BDS and Graduate Entry Programme (GEP) students.
Historical Background
The Dental School of the London Hospital Medical College was formed in 1911 and moved into the current Dental Institute in 1965. Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry was formed in 1995 and merged with Queen Mary, University of London in the same year. The school shares the vision of Queen Mary: that learning should take place in a research environment that enriches the teaching process. It also acknowledges its location in east London and embraces the potential this offers for teaching and learning.
The Centre for DCPs has been training dental hygienists and dental therapists since the School for Dental Auxiliaries, based in New Cross in south-east London, closed its doors in 1983. It was felt that dental hygienists and dental therapists should be trained in a ‘team in training’ environment alongside dental undergraduates, dental technicians and dental nurses. The Centre for DCPs has been training dental hygienists and dental therapists longer than any other training establishment in the country. Since then, many other schools training dental hygienists and dental therapists have based their principles and training programmes on this one. This programme is therefore the ‘birthplace of the combined dental hygiene/therapy training in the UK’
Departmental Mission Statement
To develop and implement a whole-School policy for undergraduate and postgraduate education that will attract staff and students of talent; ensure high quality in all programmes; meet the needs of the students; produce graduates and postgraduates who are fit for the nation’s present and future health and health-care needs, and for research beyond the millennium.
QMUL Information
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of London and the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions. Among the largest of the colleges of the University of London, Queen Mary's 3,000 staff deliver world class degree programmes and research across a wide range of subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences and Laws, in Medicine and Dentistry and in Science and Engineering.
Queen Mary was ranked 13th in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) according to the Times Higher Education. The Guardian places Queen Mary even higher: 11th in the UK. Our staff members have been honoured by election to Fellowships of the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Medical Science and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Among University of London multi-faculty colleges, Queen Mary was ranked fourth, 10 places ahead of Kings College London, which was ranked 22nd in the country.
QMUL Mission Statement
- To produce research of the highest quality, which places it in the top rank of universities.
- To teach its students to the very highest academic standards, drawing in creative and innovative ways on its research.
- To transfer the knowledge it generates to business and the community, regionally, nationally and internationally.
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http://www.qmul.ac.uk/about/mission/index.html