Professor Elizabeth Treasure

Professor Elizabeth Treasure is Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, as well as an active researcher, teacher and clinician.

Professor Treasure was Dean and Head of the School of Dentistry between 2006 and 2010, providing important leadership in dental teaching, research and patient care. She was also Divisional Director of the Dental Division of Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Professor Treasure’s research interests centre on clinical effectiveness, epidemiology and clinical trials. She has been a principal investigator in the last two Adult Dental Health Surveys, has chaired a review of the dental workforce in Wales and acted as scientific advisor to the Department of Health’s dental division.

In 2006, she was awarded the British Dental Association’s John Tomes Medal for scientific eminence and outstanding service to the profession. The award recognised her use of science to influence some of the most important oral health issues in Britain.