Plans for a new pioneering dentistry institute to be built in Bradford are being discussed, a newspaper report has revealed.
City officials are reportedly mulling over the possibility of establishing a Dentistry Centre of Excellence in Bradford that would focus worldwide attention on the district.
A group of dental surgeons have cited the city’s proposed Sustainable Student Village at Listerhills as an ideal site to set up the dental institute, which would include an NHS clinic for basic dental requirements, a private clinic for more specialist treatments, and an academic facility involving Bradford College and the University of Bradford.
Cameras would be placed in the theatres to enable students to view live pictures of dental procedures while a lecturer explains the process. The pictures could also be beamed to students in remote parts of the world via satellite .
The proposed student village is a £150 million project that is part of wider plans to create a £750 million Learning Quarter in the city's student area.
Students in the village would also benefit from newly-built accommodation (for 1,000 students), a Business Innovation Centre and the relocated student health centre .
Details of the proposed institute were reported after the University of Bradford and the Hayat Developments Group signed a ‘Heads of Terms' contract to agree the overall design and operation of the Listerhills student village.
