Posts Tagged ‘dental students’
New Hospital, Complete with Dental Unit, Set to Open in Bristol
After years of campaigning by local residents and extensive building work, a new hospital is set to open its doors to patients in Bristol. Residents in the south of the city have been campaigning for a hospital for decades and this Friday their wishes will be granted, when the South Bristol Community Hospital opens its […]
Student Dentists Preparing to Start Work at New Bristol Dental Unit
Student dentists are preparing to start work at a brand new dental unit at the South Bristol Community Hospital. The community dental unit will transfer from Bristol Dental Hospital to the new hospital in April and students in their fourth and final years will be providing basic dental services for local residents. Students have already […]
Dental School Students Offering Free Dental Treatment
The Peninsula Dental School is offering free dental treatment to hundreds of people, as a means of enabling their students to develop their clinical skills and get used to the working environment. The school already provides free treatment to a large number of local adults and facilities in Plymouth and Truro have places available for […]
Oman Dental College Building Inaugurated
A brand new building at the Oman Dental College has been officially opened by His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said. The college is the only dental school in Oman. The new building in Wattayah will help to provide excellent training facilities for the growing number of students and healthcare professionals in the country. […]
AUT Dental Clinic Set to Expand
The Auckland University of Technology is expanding its dental clinic following increased demand for dental services. The health clinic at the North Shore Campus is currently undergoing building work to create three more treatment units. Demand for the clinic’s services has increased as a result of a growing need for affordable dental care and an […]
Plymouth and Exeter Universities End Ten Year Partnership
Plymouth and Exeter universities have announced their ten year partnership will come to an end. The split will mean that Devon will have two medical schools, with the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry set to be divided between the two universities. Once the partnership has come to an end, Plymouth University will retain all […]
Teaching Unit to Boost Access to Dental Service in Wales
A new dental teaching unit in South Wales will improve access to dental services for local people and provide excellent clinical experience for students. The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board chose to develop the unit at Mountain Ash after it was revealed that there is a severe shortage of dentists in the area, with […]
£4 Million Paisley Dental Centre is Officially Opened
A state of the art £4 million dental centre has been officially opened in Paisley. The new dental centre, which is based at The Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, has been up and running since January, but was officially opened earlier this week by Public Health Minister, Michael Matheson. The facility will make a huge […]
GDC Criticises Lack of Communication at Queen’s University of Dentistry
The General Dental Council has criticised the School of Dentistry at Queen’s University Belfast, claiming that a lack of communication among managers is harming the quality of education. The GDC report called for immediate action to improve communication and subsequently improve standards of education for dental students. The head of the school said that the […]
Growth in Dental Implant Courses
Many more dentists in Britain are attending courses relating to dental implants. In fact according to one of the leading providers of these courses the number of dentists attending has trebled in just one year. The courses which are run by Dentale are aimed at practicing dentists in the West Midland and South West of […]
