Posts Tagged ‘Dundee University’

Dental programme hailed a success by prisoners in Scotland

Dental programme hailed a success by prisoners in Scotland

A new dental programme has been hailed a success by prisoners in Scotland. Dentists from Dundee University have been working with prisoners at Perth Prison as part of a project named People in Prison. The group of professionals has spent time with inmates, teaching them about oral health matters and encouraging them to brush up […]


‘Can It’ Campaign Backed by Peadiatric Dentistry Expert

‘Can It’ Campaign Backed by Peadiatric Dentistry Expert

Forfar Academy in Scotland have made the decision to ban pupils from drinking energy drinks on school premises. This campaign is known as ‘Can It’ and has been backed by professor of paediatrics at Dundee University’s School of Dentistry, Dr Nicola Innes. She feels that measures must be taken to tackle the content of sugar […]


Dundee Dental Students Set Up New Wikipedia Editing Team

Dundee Dental Students Set Up New Wikipedia Editing Team

Dental students and members of teaching staff from Dundee University have set up a Wikipedia editing team in a bid to make information published in the popular website more accurate. The group of dental students and staff members will become the first of its kind in the UK. After an initial meeting and a brief introduction […]


Staff And Students At Dundee University Raise Awareness Of Oral Cancer

Staff And Students At Dundee University Raise Awareness Of Oral Cancer

Staff and students at Dundee University are raising awareness of oral cancer as part of National Mouth Cancer Awareness Month, a campaign run by the British Dental Health Foundation. Oral cancer is a problem in Scotland, with more people diagnosed with the deadly disease than anywhere else in the UK and staff and students at […]