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School of Clinical Dentistry

Our mission is to make substantial and positive impact on oral health and well-being by combining excellent education with world-leading research.

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Research groups

Our research takes place in a highly multidisciplinary environment, unique in placing high-quality fundamental and applied science at the interface of a busy clinical service with an academic mix of biomedical, engineering and social scientists.

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Research impact

Ninety-two percent of our research was graded as `world leading´ or `internationally excellent´ in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. Here are some of our latest impactful research projects.

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News

46 dental students stand together in a group smiling before setting off on the Mouth Cancer Foundationir 10km fundraising walk for the

Sheffield University Dental Students Society raise over £2000 for The Mouth Cancer Foundation

Congratulations to our Dental Students Society who were the highest fundraisers from the Mouth Cancer 10km Awareness Walk in 2024, raising an incredible £2407.84 including gift aid.
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Meet Ali Khurram: From PhD Student to Dean of the School of Clinical Dentistry

When Ali Khurram arrived in Sheffield in 2004 as a PhD student, he couldn’t have imagined that two decades later he would be leading the very institution that helped shape his career.
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School of Clinical Dentistry Insight Day - January 2025

We are now accepting applications for our Insight Day at the School of Clinical Dentistry.
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Rising rates of head and neck cancers in England

A new report from the University of Sheffield in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care, which analysed data from 2013 to 2020, found a significant increase in head and neck cancer.

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The School of Clinical Dentistry
University of Sheffield
19 Claremont Crescent
Sheffield
S10 2TA

+44 114 215 9316

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