4th Year student Emily Black was a lucky winner of an all-inclusive cosmetic dentistry course! Entered through UBDSS, one student from each dental school across the country was able to attend Ash’s first of its kind course, adapted specifically for dental students. Ash has a depth of experience in teaching as he runs many courses … 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
Year 3 students Liya John, Veronica Barrientos-Jimenez, Sadia Butt, Rebecca Pullin, David Hoy, Matt Helmich, Year 4 student Marianna Partridge and Mrs Adele Carter ran an Oral Health workshop at Barton Hill Acadamy on Wednesday 4th March. There were a total of 61 year 6 students who thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. If anybody is interested … Read more
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Dental Surgery, in partnership with Dentsply, launched its Dental Skills Competition 2019-2020. Regional heats for the competition ran in dental schools across the UK this autumn/winter 2019/20. During these local heats, final year dental students showcase their clinical skills with the best student from each heat … Read more
Congratulations to this year’s Year 2 students who received their scrubs – as part of their progression towards being a clinical student – on 24th January 2020! The Dental Scrubs ceremony marks the transition from pre-clinical to clinical studies and enables students to reflect on their new role and responsibilities when looking after dental patients. … Read more
The first section of Year 1 teaching, Foundations of Dentistry, was completed in December with the Foundations of Dentistry Conference. Students presented posters, talks and pieces of artwork to a high standard, on a day which was attended by many members of staff. Students were commended for their professionalism and impressive work, and the winning … Read more
Year 5 held a competition for the best clinical group photo. The rules were: – Every member of the group must be present – Must include something Christmas related – Must include at least one member of staff Dr Michele Barbour was the judge, and the results were: WINNER: 5.8 Comments: The judge was impressed … Read more
Week One Teamworking and ice breaking session The first lecture set the tone for the rest of the term – lots of activity, lots of interaction, and plenty of moving around! The room was set up to encourage small group working; with balls of wool to link connections, students found things in common with others … Read more
Following the recent success of several of our undergraduates gaining the Bristol PLUS Award, the Bristol Futures open online courses are now available to sign up for. The Bristol Futures open online courses are a great way for students, staff and alumni to develop essential skills and attributes and to learn about the three Bristol … Read more
Many congratulations to Asha Pandya-Sharpe who won the Bristol prize for the ABAOMS undergraduate essay titled “Is blocking with articaine better than lidocaine?”. The ABAOMS dental undergraduate prize is available to all dental schools in the United Kingdom in order to raise the profile of the Association and stimulate interest in teaching and research within … Read more