Opportunities to travel abroad are important not only to grow as a person but also to grow as a professional; to have a broader knowledge on how society and different lifestyles affect oral health. Of course, meeting new people and enjoying the landscapes are a plus. It was interesting how I ended up going on … Read more
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new undergraduates at Bristol Dental School! This week saw our new undergraduate intake arrive with us here in the Dental School. 80 BDS students and 12 BSc in Hygiene and Therapy students received a very useful “Welcome Week”. There were a wide variety of … Read more
Oliva Dash (Year 4) is participating in a charity cycle ride in October. She will be cycling 151 miles from Italy to Monaco (her first long distance cycle ride!) in order to raise money for a charity called Caudwell Children. The charity helps dying and disabled children by providing wheelchairs and financial help and support … Read more
Hearty congratulations are due to five students in the School for gaining the Bristol PLUS Award. Bristol PLUS involves a range of extra-curricular activities designed to broaden students knowledge and skills and hence their employability. Kyriakos Keklikoglou, Shniar Mahmood, June Kuan, Bethan Jones and Nadeen Jawad completed 50 hours work experience, 4 workshops on job … Read more
Following a graduation ceremony in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial building on the morning of 24th July prizes were awarded to the following BDS students and graduates at a wonderful prize giving ceremony later that day. A huge congratulations to all. THE DENTAL GOLD MEDAL (awarded by the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation … Read more
Friday the 14th of June marked the beginning of the annual Bristol-Hanover exchange. On its 45th year, eleven students took to Germany to expand their scope of dentistry, experience differences in European healthcare, and understand our long-standing relationship with our German counterparts. How Hanover and Bristol became an unlikely pairing demands a talk of its … Read more
After successfully campaigning the new University of Bristol Dental Students Society (UBDSS) Committee was elected on the 4th June. The results were announced at Lost and Found, where a charity auction also took place. The UBDSS 2019/20 Committee is as follows: President: Amelia Davison Vice President: Precious Igbinedion Treasurer: Gordon Lai Secretary/Social Media: Sacha Patston Social Secretaries: Saffron Mair … Read more
The Bristol-Hanover student exchange 2019 is the 45th exchange visit. A group of Bristol students are visiting Hanover from 14th to 21st June. After a day of sightseeing in Hanover on Saturday including a Photo Safari challenge and a visit to the iconic town hall, Sunday saw an early start to catch a train to … Read more
Dr Alaa Daud recently invited Dr Richard Field to deliver a Masterclass on anterior composite resin to Year 4 dental students in the Clinical Skills Laboratory with the kind support of Lee Ferridge from 3M™ ESPE. As Clinical Skills Teaching Lead, Dr Daud was pleased with the huge success of the course. Richard graduated with Honours from the University … Read more
No doubt everybody is aware by now that all of our final year students successfully passed their final exams last week. This is a tremendous achievement and they deserve a huge congratulations. This is the first time that a whole year has successfully passed first time since 1983! We wish them every success in their … Read more