Tis the Season is a campaign which signposts students, both those in Bristol and away, to everything that is available to them during the holidays, whether that’s something fun, to keep busy and meet people, or how to find support at a difficult time. Please check out What’s on in the holidays and Services and … Read more
COVID has brought distress and hardship to so many and our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones and have been ill themselves, as well as those whose livelihoods have been compromised. It can be hard to reflect on the positives amid so much gloom! However, hopefully you’ll agree that there have … Read more
A research study is being conducted by the Universities of Bristol, Bath and Southampton, called Germ Defence. It is to raise awareness of how to reduce risk of coronavirus in the home. This is being circulated by the NHS, so you may get it from your GP surgery or student health in due course, but … Read more
Current fourth year student Hana Rezaei Hadad recorded a terrific podcast with Dr Shaadi Manouchehri, a dentist in London, about her journey through Bristol Dental School. It covers how she got accepted, as well as how it’s going so far, particularly in these challenging times. Dr Manouchehri has a series of episodes called Teeth and … Read more
Here is a COVID Safe Salsa video from the University of Bristol Salsa Society! A bit of background about the Society: Veronica Barrientos Jimenez is the current President and Tayseer Abdulla is the current Vice President. They are also co-founders of the University of Bristol Salsa Society since 2017/2018. They are both in Year 4. … Read more
I am Rachel, a previous dental student who graduated from Bristol in 2019. Since then I completed my foundation year on the Bristol Scheme and this September, I started my DCT 1 role in Cardiff. My aim of this piece is to help the current 5th years and future students ask those important questions when … Read more
Let’s dedicate some time this year to promoting knowledge and understanding of Black History and culture, so do get involved this October! For local events and articles, subscribe for free to the Bristol Black History Month 2020 Magazine. Bristol SU have a fantastic range of events running throughout the month. Find their full programme, and book … Read more
The School would like to congratulate Jamie Daly on his first professional article which was published in last week’s issue (11th September 2020 Volume 229 Issue 5). Jamie’s article was entitled ‘One soya latte, no sugar please…’ Many congratulations Jamie on a very well-deserved publication!
On Wednesday 24th June the Dental School teamed up with the UBDSS to put on our very first virtual careers afternoon for all our students. Our President (Amelia), Vice President (Precious) and Educational Rep (Gemma) hosted the event online, which encompassed a range of talks covering different careers within dentistry. The afternoon consisted of 17 … Read more
This week our colleagues from Hanover Dental School would have been visiting as part of the Hanover-Bristol Dental School exchange programme. This is only the second time in 48 years that an Exchange visit has been cancelled. Profs Eisenburger and Günay send warmest greetings. We hope to welcome them to Bristol in June 2021.