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Clinical funding for Dundee dental students
19/09/2005
Minister have approved a £4.5 million funding package to ensure that student dentists can continue their training at Dundee dental school on a course that was oversubscribed.
Deputy Health Minister Lewis Macdonald said:
"I have had a constructive meeting today with the principal of Dundee University to discuss the over-subscription of dental students and to consider the level of support that is required to ensure that these students can be guaranteed the high quality education expected at Dundee.
"As a result of that meeting I am pleased to announce that the Scottish Executive has agreed to put into place a one-off emergency funding package of £4.5 million to support the clinical costs of these students' education, including one year NHS vocational training after graduation.
"My priority is to ensure not only that these students can benefit from the highest quality education and training available, but also that the NHS and NHS patients benefit in the long-term from this additional investment.
"I am particularly pleased that the majority of students taking up dental training places at Dundee this year are from Scotland and therefore statistically far more likely to remain within Scotland after graduation."