The Articulator 
Earlier this month 3M visited Bristol and delivered an update on impression materials to year 3 dental students in the Clinical Skills Laboratory. Dr Daud organised a hands-on session to train students on the use of Pentamix machines to deliver impression materials and achieve satisfactory impressions. Dr John Rafelt and Mr Stephen Gerrard from 3M kindly supported the session … Read more
The University Medical Library are currently piloting the Reading Well for Mental Health scheme, working in partnership with Student Advisers who will promote it to University health services and students. About the scheme Reading Well helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using helpful reading. The books are all endorsed by health experts, as well as people with living with the conditions covered … Read more
Congratulations to the students who have recently been awarded with the Diploma in Dental Hygiene from the University of Bristol. They successfully completed the intensive 2 year training and now registered with the General Dental Council. Prizes awarded at their Diplomat Ceremony: Carly Wichall – Oral Health Promotion Prize awarded by TePe. Awarded to the … Read more
On the 21st November we are hosting a Masterclass to celebrate the 10th year of the MSc Dental Implantology. Masterclass: Immediate full-arch implants: the team approach Guest speakers: Susan Tanner, Andrew Dawood, John Wibberley MSc alumni speakers: Simon Ernst, Vincenzo Bruno, Paul Davies Tickets: £125 This course will be of interest to dentists, technicians, hygienists and … Read more
Further to our earlier post Success for Bristol dental researchers at upcoming IADR conference, intercalating BDS student Serena Dodhia presented at the conference a couple of weeks ago in London. Here’s what Serena had to say… “I enjoyed presenting a poster at the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) conference from the 25-28th July held at … Read more
The University is delighted to offer entrance bursaries of £750 to two new home (UK) undergraduate students in the school of Dentistry for their first year of study. The basics of the bursary are: The entrance bursary is valued at £750. Two students will be selected for the bursary Home (UK) students who will be first … Read more
Following a graduation ceremony in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial building on the morning of 17th July prizes were awarded to the following BDS students and graduates at a ceremony in the Biomedical Sciences building. A huge congratulations to all. THE DENTAL GOLD MEDAL (awarded by the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust) Miss … Read more
This week we hosted a work experience day for the Dental stream of the Pathways to the Professions Programme. Nine year 12 students are building on their experience at a couple of taster sessions earlier this year with hands-on activities in CSL, including; taking impressions, suturing and practicing indirect vision, followed by presentations from our … Read more
At lunchtime on Tuesday 26th June, Bristol Dental School students and staff held a tea party in the bright sunshine of the Chapter House courtyard. Everyone enjoyed homemade scones with jam and clotted cream, homemade cakes, doughnuts, tea and coffee and listened to a beautiful performance from the School’s student-staff choir, The Choral Surgeons. Joker the trainee … Read more
Between the 9th and 16th of June, Bristol welcomed 12 Hanover exchange students for the 44th year of the Bristol-Hanover Dental Exchange Programme. We had a jam-packed week, fortunately with some sunshine, which we did mention is not always typical of Bristol. We all had a great time getting to know our German exchange students … Read more