The Articulator 
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Dentsply Sirona dental skills competition took place last Thursday. Lindsay Martin was one of 18 dental students out of 400 applicants and she should be congratulated on putting herself forwards and taking part in the finals. A great day was had by all participants who were put … Read more
Hot on the heels of Wendy McLaren’s paper being accepted in the BDJ, we are again delighted to announce that Jessica Ooi has just had her paper entitled “What adverse effects does tooth whitening have on dental restorations? A Literature Review” accepted for publication in the Faculty Dental Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons. … Read more
Last week our dental students held a cake sale in the Medical Library for the Bristol-Hanover dental exchange programme. The exchange has been running for over 40 years and has resulted in long-lasting friendships and collaborative projects. (The cakes sold out quickly!)
The INSPIRE website has more information about upcoming events, the fantastic student journal and upcoming events and deadlines. Your INSPIRE reps are: Elizabeth Blyth (2nd year) – eb16686@my.bristol.ac.uk Sneha Chotaliya (3rd year) – sc15312@my.bristol.ac.uk If you do have an interest in Academic Dentistry, please could you send one of them an email? The plan is to establish … Read more
Last year we brought you news of Wendy McLaren’s Posture Workshop following on from her elective project. We are delighted to announce that Wendy has now had her paper “Do Dental Students have Acceptable Working Posture?” accepted for publication without modifications in the Research section of the British Dental Journal (BDJ)! Professor Robinson commented “this … Read more
As many of us who live in Bristol have seen first-hand, homelessness is a big problem. Fortunately, charities such as Crisis are dedicated to ending homelessness through their services and campaigning. A great example of this was taking place not too long ago. Every year between the 23rd and the 29th of December, Crisis run … Read more
Results of a research collaboration between faculty and students When we started out on this research project, we knew that some students are conflicted about studying social and behavioural sciences as applied to dentistry. For some, the challenge is that they simply aren’t interested whereas others are unconvinced about the relevance for dentists. Yet others … Read more
Our Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowships scheme offers an exciting opportunity for exceptional early-career researchers to advance their research careers, and support our strategic priorities. For more details see our advertisement in the Times Higher or the University’s website.
The Positive Impact Scheme have organised two Mind and Body events this coming Sunday. Full details below and via the links. Free Zumba with Julie on Sun 26th Nov @ 11am! Visit tiny.cc/qujxny for more info. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance workout, exercise in disguise for all fitness levels! Free Mindfulness with Julia on Sun … Read more
On Thursday 2nd November we welcomed our new Gateway students into the school to for an introductory session prior to starting their clinical work placements the following week. They will be shadowing on clinics for 12 sessions; starting this term on CDH and ADH, as part of their PPD. They will be reflecting on many … Read more