On Friday 17th and Saturday 18th June the University held the first of two Open Days this year. Members of the Dental School were out in force to provide prospective students with all the information they need ahead of applying. The bite-sized videos and augmented reality app Aurasma proved popular again and we’ve seen a lot of … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Emily Tucker has been elected as the new president of the University of Bristol Dental Students Society (UBDSS). A huge thanks goes to the outgoing president Theo Stennett for his hard work throughout the last year. Emily commented shortly after being elected: I feel incredibly honoured to be elected … Read more
At the recent Bristol Teaching Awards, Dr Alaa Daud and Mrs Geraldine Vines were shortlisted for their Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Student support respectively. Shortlisting was entirely related to the comments by our students, so there can be precious little that’s better than that. Many congratulations to both! Huge congratulations also go to Dr Lesley … Read more
Last week saw a feature on the new Oral Health Promotion Strategy live on the Made in Bristol TV station, with our very own Head of School Professor Peter Robinson being interviewed as part of it. To watch the video click on the image below and start from the 2 minutes 38 seconds mark.
On 14th April 2016, 2nd year dental students received Medical Emergencies training by Dr Nigel Robb. On 15th April 2016, I used this training to save a man’s life. I was on my way home from a night out and there was a man lying on the street. He was unconscious, had no pulse and … Read more
An afternoon with Dr James Puryer. What excites you most about dentistry? Treating head and neck cancer patients is what I enjoy the most. They have had a raw deal and are particularly deserving and I find it satisfying being part of their rehabilitation. I find the restorative rehabilitation of these challenging as they often … Read more
For last year’s University Open Day the Dental School produced a number of bite-sized videos for prospective students to view and find out a little more about various areas of the School. Delivery of these videos was through Aurasma, an augmented reality style app. Attendees were able to use their mobile devices to scan a booklet of images … Read more
Hello! My name is Mansi Patel I am currently a third year Bristol dental student and the BDSA Conference Organiser for 2016-2017. My role is to organise a four-day conference in Spring 2017. Two of those days will comprise of educational as well as entertaining lectures on dentistry related topics. On the third day an … Read more
Most clinicians have heard of Cochrane reviews and understand the term as shorthand for a rigorous systematic review process applied to a clinical question. The equivalent process within medical education (a Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) review) also involves a team of reviewers who construct a research question, develop a protocol and then sift, analyse … Read more
The new senior students hatch at outreach…. …and at last find something Chris Burt isn’t good at! Aamir dominates the match despite his questionable grip on the bat…