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Our History<\/h2>\n

The Dental Hospital was founded in 1883 to serve the dental side of the medical school by allowing staff and students to attend to patients unable to pay for private dental treatment. It was opened in Grosvenor Street, All Saints Manchester.<\/p>\n

The hospital\u2019s governing body decided to open the Hospital\u2019s treatment rooms three evenings a week for the working poor who would lose wages by attending during the day. This scheme proved a success, and by 1887 the Hospital was treating more than 10,000 patients per year, the majority during the evenings.<\/p>\n

Several large donations during the early 1900s enabled a new Victoria Dental Hospital to be constructed next to the Manchester Museum on Oxford Road. A dental degree was established in 1904.<\/p>\n

Major donations to Manchester hospitals in the 1920s and 1930s from Rochdale businessman Sir Samuel Turner meant plans were made for a new dental hospital. It was to have been officially opened in June 1940, but the Second World War intervened, and the hospital was already at work from May.<\/p>\n

Seven months later it was bombed during an air raid and passed much of the rest of the war without windows.<\/p>\n

The University Dental Hospital of Manchester was redeveloped in 1972, with new facilities, a new curriculum and new visiting arrangements with city dental clinics. By the mid-1990s, 25% of all postgraduate dental students in England and Wales had passed through its doors.<\/p>\n

When the new Educational Centre opened in 1998, all branches of the profession were now served by the hospital, including dental therapists, hygienists, technicians and nurses.<\/p>\n

That same year saw the Dental Hospital nominated as the regional centre for the management of specialised Cleft Lip and Palate services, and the Cochrane Centre for Oral Health was established.[\/vc_column_text]\n \n \n <\/svg>Top<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[vc_separator color=”blue” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Our Services<\/h2>\n

The University Dental Hospital of Manchester is one of the key specialist dental hospitals in the UK. Around 90,000 patients come to us for treatment every year, and we look after both adults and children.<\/p>\n

The Dental Laboratory Service is another important part of the hospital, supporting dental services across the whole Trust. The laboratories team are continually scoping new advancements in digital technologies.[\/vc_column_text]\n \n \n <\/svg>Top<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[vc_separator color=”blue” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Location<\/h2>\n

The University Dental Hospital of Manchester is situated in the University of Manchester Campus, on Oxford Road. For more details about how to get here, visit our Getting Here page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)<\/h2>\n

The University Dental Hospital of Manchester is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 October 2017 and is responsible for running a family of ten hospitals across seven separate sites. It provides a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.[\/vc_column_text]\n \n \n \n<\/svg>\n\n <\/span>\n Trust website\n<\/a>\n\n \n \n <\/svg>Top<\/span>\n<\/a>\n[vc_separator color=”blue” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Our Values<\/h2>\n

The University Dental Hospital of Manchester is proud to align itself with the shared values of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.[\/vc_column_text]

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