Prof Ewan McColl: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Head of Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth
- Quoted on
- Dentistry access
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“These will be 4,000 appointments for patients who are turning up in pain. They then might see a therapy student who will go over prevention and oral health care so you can break the cycle of coming back again for urgent care. Often if people have not seen a dentist for a long time they can present with pretty severe infections. There's a lot of evidence now that oral health care is important to general health.”
What Prof Ewan McColl has said
“These will be 4,000 appointments for patients who are turning up in pain. They then might see a therapy student who will go over prevention and oral health care so you can break the cycle of coming back again for urgent care. Often if people have not seen a dentist for a long time they can present with pretty severe infections. There's a lot of evidence now that oral health care is important to general health.”
Head of Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth · Dentistry access · 21 Sept 2026 · South West free dental scheme reaches a third of target ↗
Where Prof Ewan McColl has been quoted
- South West free dental scheme reaches a third of targetbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- South West free dental scheme reaches a third of targetbbc.co.uk · 21 Sept 2026
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