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Robertson Joins First Minister to Open New Dental School
Robertson joined First Minister Alex Salmond and Public Health Minister Shona Robison, yesterday morning (Tuesday 19th January 2010) for the official opening of the new £20m Aberdeen Dental School.
Robertson Eastern, part of the national Robertson Construction Group, built the new complex which includes facilities for radiography, restorative dentistry and consultant orthodontics as well as dental laboratories, student laboratories and office accommodation. The ceremony today marks its official move to a purpose-built new home at Foresterhill.
The dental school - a joint venture between NHS Grampian, the University of Aberdeen, the University of Dundee and NHS Education for Scotland - aims to produce 20 fully-qualified dentists every year.
Since September 2008, students of the dental school have been studying at an existing building at the NHS Grampian site, the Dental Education Centre, while the new multimillion-pound centre was being constructed.
It is hoped the school can help cut the north-east's dental waiting list, thought to be nearly 33,000.
Bill Robertson, Executive Chairman, Robertson said: "Robertson has a strong track record of delivering healthcare projects across Scotland.
"The new dental school will not only provide a fantastic modern learning environment but it should also help to alleviate some of the pressure on the city's dental waiting list.
Robertson has already delivered the refurbishment and extension of the Aberdeen Dental Institute on the Foresterhill campus in August 2006.