New management team appointed at the Department of Preventive and Clinical Dentistry

The position as head of the Department of Preventive and Clinical Dentistry has been advertised, but the recruitment process did not result in an appointment. Against this background, incoming Dean Jakob Grauslund has been appointed acting head of department for the time being.

At the same time, an interim management group has been established to ensure progress and decision-making capacity in the development of SDU’s new dentistry and dental hygiene programmes.

The group will help maintain a high academic standard by coordinating input from working groups, working groups and other stakeholders. In addition, the group will lead the work towards prequalification and ensure a coherent and efficient process.

The management group consists of:

• Ole Skøtt, Dean
• Jakob Grauslund, acting head of the Department of Preventive and Clinical Dentistry and head of the Department of Regional Health Research
• Merete Munk, Director of Education and Secretariat Services
• Torben H. Thygesen, head of research
• Lone Forner, acting Head of Studies for the dentistry programme
• Anette Schrøder, acting Head of Studies for the dental hygiene programme

The group is supported by an administrative team led by the faculty’s head of study administration, Kirsten Zeuthen.

Following his resignation as Dean on 1 September 2026, Ole Skøtt will continue working on the establishment of the department until the end of January 2028.