Training suite opens at state-of-the-art dental facility

The initial phase of a million pound ‘futurised' dental training academy is set to open its doors to trainee dental nurses.

Clyde Munro's state-of-the-art facility in Perth will reveal its new lecture suite - a multi-purpose room that will provide a space for training clinical staff on the processes of digital dentistry. The suite can be easily converted to provide space for meetings, classroom purposes and a lecture theatre.

Trainee dental nurses from the Glasgow-headquartered group's Strive Programme, which aims to introduce people new to the industry to the fundamentals of the profession, will be the first to trial the facility as part of their trainee course.

The suite will open its doors this month ahead of the Advanced Dentistry and Clinical Skills Centre's official launch in 2023. The new training facility will be housed in Perth's former British Linen Bank along with Clyde Munro's new Suresmile Studio.

The Advanced Dentistry and Clinical Skills Centre will focus on upskilling and training current professionals in new technologies, as well as offering practical, clinical training.

Phase two of the project - scheduled for completion early next year - will see the centre facilitate nine phantom heads, for a unique hands-on training experience.

Other equipment which will become available following the academy's second phase include an OrthophosCBCT x-ray machine with a CEPH Arm, a Primescan 3D intraoral scanner, a Primemill for chairside dental milling, a high-temperature CEREC Speedfire furnace and an inEos X5 scanner, used to scan models of patients' jaws. All of the training will be interconnected by an audio-visual system that will allow students to get unprecedented access to live training materials.

The Advanced Dentistry and Clinical Skills Centre will in time also offer courses to dentists and dental nurses outside of the Clyde Munro group from across the UK.

To find out more about the new SureSmile studio, visit https://suresmilestudio.com/. To find out more about Clyde Munro, visit: https://clydemunrodental.com/.