Elizabeth Tulip Treasure (born January 1958) is a former consultant dentist and professor of dentistry who served as the

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in Wales from 2017 to 2023.

Biography

Treasure studied dentistry at the

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where she was awarded BDS and

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degrees. From 1980 to 1990, she worked in the

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in several clinical roles. She then moved to New Zealand where she worked as a public health dentist and as a lecturer and senior lecturer at the

University of Otago The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in ...

. In 1995, Treasure moved back to the UK where she was appointed Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Dental Public Health at the University of Wales College of Medicine, where in 2000 she became a professor. In 2006 she was appointed Dean and General Manager of the Dental School and of the Cardiff University Dental Hospital. Treasure's research interests include clinical effectiveness,

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and

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. She chaired a review of the dental workforce in Wales and was scientific adviser to the

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's dental division. In 2010, Treasure was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, the first woman to hold this position. She was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University in December 2016 and took up the post in April 2017. In 2017, Treasure was elected a

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. In May 2023, Treasure announced she would step down from her position at Aberystwyth University in December 2023, citing health reasons.

Memberships and appointments

*Member of

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CAVUHB; ) is the local health board of NHS Wales for Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, in the South-east Wales, south-east of Wales. Formed on 1 October 2009 through the amalgamation of three NHS organisati ...

*Finance Committee of

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*Health and Safety Committee of the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) *British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (President 2014–15) *Council Member of Llandaff Cathedral School, Cardiff

Awards

* John Tomes Medal of the

British Dental Association The British Dental Association (BDA) is a registered trade union for dentists in the United Kingdom. Its stated mission is to "promote the interests of members, advance the science, arts and ethics of dentistry and improve the nation's oral h ...

(2006) * FDSRCPS (special) (2011)

References

External links

List of academic publications while at Cardiff University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treasure, Elizabeth Tulip 1958 births Living people Vice-chancellors of Aberystwyth University British women academics British dentists Alumni of the University of Birmingham Academics of Cardiff University Academic staff of the University of Otago Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales