University of Bristol Dental School Blog
Congratulations are due for Georgina Burton who was selected to give a 3 minute talk, followed by poster presentation at The Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship Scheme (IRIS) showcase on Wednesday 30th January. Georgina Burton and Dominic Clark-Roberton, both dental students, Read More …
Elizabeth Blyth, a year 2 student on the BDS programme, has been awarded a prestigious INSPIRE vacation studentship. The national INSPIRE scheme is designed to engage medical, dental and veterinary undergraduate students with research. Elizabeth will spend a one-month placement Read More …
We are delighted to bring to your attention the recent success of IEU based dental researchers in the upcoming IADR conference. Collectively we have had 2 first author oral presentations and 3 first author poster presentations accepted at this prestigious 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 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 Read More …
Bristol Dental School spin-out company, Pertinax Pharma Ltd, were delighted to win the “Business Start Up” Award at the recent Medilink South West awards. Medilink South West is the region’s life science industry network, providing organisations with specialist advice, events, Read More …
Anna Dargue, Specialty Dentist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, is currently seeking BDS 4th and 5th year volunteers (and 3rd years from January) to take part in research for her MSc in Dental Education. Anna’s study, ‘To explore undergraduate views 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 Read More …
Dr Michele Barbour, Senior Lecturer in Biomaterials at the dental school, has recently launched a new spin-out company with the support of the University’s Research and Enterprise Development (RED) Division. The company, Pertinax Pharma Ltd, will focus on the commercial Read More …