Posts Tagged ‘King’s College’
Chewing sugar-free gum can help to lower the risk of cavities
Researchers from Kings College London have found that chewing sugar-free gum can help to improve dental health. The team analysed the findings of twelve studies conducted in the last 50 years. These papers focused on the dental impact of chewing sugar-free gum, most notably on the risk of decay in adults and children. They found […]
The Complete University Guide releases top 10 dental schools list for 2020
The Complete University Guide has released its top 10 dental schools for 2020. The list, which has been published in The Telegraph, rates universities and dental schools across the country according to course options, student satisfaction, postgraduate employment rates, and study and research facilities. For the first time, the University of Aberdeen’s dental school made […]
Dental Students Learn with Virtual Patients
Students training to become the dentists of the future are now using virtual patients, after the previous real test patients complained of having too many holes drilled through their mouths. The virtual training system is known as hapTEL (Haptics in Technology Enhanced Learning) and allows students to learn how much pressure should be put on […]
King’s College Dental takes Home 1st again for Dentistry
The prestigious King’s College Dental has once again proved itself to be the best dental college in the country. Earlier this year the highly anticipated Guardian University Guide put King’s in at number 1 for dentistry. And now the Complete University Guide 2012 has done the same. In the Complete University Guide league tables, King’s […]
Oral health researchers study visible effects of pain
A team of oral health researchers at King’s College, London have been investigating the visible effects of pain by studying the brain using state of the art imaging technology. The study, which is a pioneering project in the field, uses FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scanning technology to generate images of the brain; the latest […]
