In April 2023, Bristol Dental School was successful in receiving funding from University of Bristol Decolonising the Curriculum Catalyst Fund to host 3 town hall meetings facilitated by Lara Lalemi, Founder and CEO of Creative Tuition, and expert in decolonising the curriculum. The purpose of these three town hall meetings was to provide a space … Read more
As part of the continuous staff development and quality assurance mission at Bristol Dental School, Dr Alaa Daud organised/led a staff away day to calibrate and update staff on various topics, including theory and hands-on sessions. The following topics were covered: hands-on Medical Emergencies, hands-on Class II solution using the Palodent system (Dentsply), Post core … Read more
An innovative teaching idea has developed a deeper understanding of the surface anatomy and 3D arrangement of the face and the floor of the mouth for 1st year dental students. During two unique and interactive anatomy revision sessions, anatomy was turned inside out seeing students carefully painting the muscles and neurovascular structures of the face … Read more
Further to our post back in December we are delighted to announce that Dr Rachel Cowie has been nominated by students to represent Oral and Dental Sciences at this year’s Best of Bristol Lectures. She will give a lecture open to all students and the general public on Tuesday 28th March at 7pm. Please see … Read more
Nominations for the Bristol Teaching Awards 2017 open this Wednesday 1st March, running until the end of the month. Full information about the awards and how you can nominate can be found on the Bristol Teaching Awards webpages. There are various categories, so if you’ve been inspired this year by a member of our teaching … Read more
Here is your chance to vote for your most inspiring lecturer. The Best of Bristol lectures is a university-sponsored scheme where students nominate their favourite lecturer, and the successful lecturers put on a lecture open to all students, staff and the general public. It would be great to have a dental nominee this year, so … Read more
The Dental School was superbly represented at last month’s CHSE Teaching and Learning Conference. Held in the lovely surroundings of Engineer’s House there were a number of interesting talks, presentations and workshops. Head of School Professor Peter Robinson had this to say: “I was really proud of the School at last weeks CHSE Teaching and … Read more