Posts Tagged ‘dental students’
Japanese doctors unveil new dummy patient: the robot
Doctors and researchers in Japan have revealed a new dummy patient unlike no other; the new guinea pig is in fact a robot. The robot, which is known as Hanako, was revealed yesterday. The life-like robot, which looks like a human being, is being used as a dummy patient for dental and orthodontic students to […]
University dean launches new strategy to help patients in rural areas
Dr James Hupp, dean of the East Carolina University Dental School, has addressed members of the Washington Noon Rotary in a bid to improve dental services for rural patients. Dr Hupp is launching a new programme to allow patients from rural areas greater access to dental services by setting up a number of community-service learning […]
Maine to get new dentistry school
The University of New England has asked the State of Main to help it fund a brand new school of dentistry. The educational establishment (UNE) asked state legislators to back a proposal which would see a $7million bond issued to help pay for the school. UNE has agreed to raise the rest of the money […]
More students applying to be dentists
New figures have suggested that more and more Irish students are looking for a career in dentistry. The Central Applications Office (CAO) said that the number of students applying for dentistry degrees had increased significantly since 2009. Last year around 1,100 applied for a place on a Level Eight (honours degree) dentistry course but that […]
