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
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
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
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…
Following this previous post of Group 1’s final SBCH rotation, Dr Lee just couldn’t put her iPad down. Here are some of the activities from the final days in South Bristol for Groups 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8, as well as the Dental Therapists. Farewell meals for Groups 2 and 8. The very happy … Read more
Year 5 Group 1 celebrate their final rotation to Community Based Dental Teaching with party hats and a home made buffet lunch…. ….and how they looked on their very first rotation!
The Final Competition for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Dental Skills competition took place on the 10th March in the Scottish Capital. Dentsply support the College and provide materials for the competition. Entry is restricted to Final Year Students who have won the 16 regional competitions that took place at the end of … Read more
From the dizzying heights of England’s rugby triumphs at our home world cup to the long awaited return of BDH’s legendary fish tank, 2015 was already proving to be a year to remember. Yet most importantly it marked the 41st year of the Bristol-Hanover dental school exchange. In a controversial turn of events the school … Read more
The annual second year Biomaterials Prize Giving Ceremony was held at lunchtime on 22nd February 2016. Heraeus Kulzer, one of the world’s leading dental companies, awarded prizes to the top three students in the Unit of Biomaterials, and provided pizza for the whole year. The prizes were presented by Phil Jones from Heraeus Kulzer. Prize … Read more