Dundee and Galsgow will be expected pool the majority of their resources in order to share an Administrator who crucially will seek additional sources of funding to sustain research as well as support ing their joint research, working with stakeholders including primary carers and the University of Aberdeen Dental School in mutual research ventures while working in conjunction with stakeholders and various primary carers.

The Scottish Funding Council will provide the funding for dental schools and academics will work with the Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network (SDPBRN) and dental practitioners, to put their research findings into practice through better dental and oral health care.
Health impact.

Mark Batho, Scottish Funding Council CEO said: "Combining their expertise to investigate the causesand effects of oral health issues, the two universities will be more effective and efficient in their research..and will provide important information that can help to improve the delivery of dental services and public health awareness that will in turn have a positive impact health of the nation."

Professor Mark Hector (left), dean of dentistry (DHSRU ) at the University of Dundee, said: "This SFC funding will facilitate a greater level of effective collaboration between experts in dental research and dental public health at the universities of Dundee and Glasgow to accelerate progress towards finding solutions to such problems and  implementing them with a beneficial impact on the health of the population of Scotland and beyond."

Professor Jeremy Bagg, (right) head of the dental school at the University of Glasgow, involved in developing the Scottish Oral Health Research Strategy said: "Glasgow and Dundee dental schools have been moving towards closer collaboration on a number of fronts in recent times. This funding  provides an excellent opportunity to build a strong and sustainable oral health research portfolio."