School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

Big Band, Big Success

Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:05:00 GMT

12th of December saw the Dental School’s first ever Christmas Big Band evening held in Garnethill Multicultural Centre which was attended by both students and staff.

Dental Santas go Dashing for CHAS

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:59:00 GMT

A group of staff and students ran in the annual 5K Glasgow Santa Dash on Sunday 7th December to raise money for charity

Seminar room named after Ken Stephen, formerly Professor of Dental Public Health

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:13:00 GMT

The Community Oral Health Seminar Room at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School was named in memory of the late Professor Ken Stephen

The First GDSS Pool Competition

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:09:00 GMT

October saw the introduction of a new fundraising event for the GDSS in the form of a pool competition.

Dental Netball Team Takes on Medics

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:04:00 GMT

On Saturday the 11th of October the dental netball girls took on their first ever opponents: the medic netballers.

National Childsmile Evaluation Symposium

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 09:31:00 GMT

The Childsmile Evaluation Symposium, organised by the Community Oral Health Section of the Dental School, was held on Wednesday 29th October 2014 at the Beardmore Hotel, Clydebank.

Opening of the new Jim Rennie Suite

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:53:00 GMT

Malcolm Wright, Chief Executive of NHS Education for Scotland, opened the new Jim Rennie Suite at Glasgow Dental Hospital and School on 23 October 2014.

The Battle With The Bacteria in Your Mouth

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:51:00 GMT

The Infection and Immunity Research Group, with petri dishes, Play-Doh, stickers, and story boards spent the day with families at Glasgow Science Centre discovering how bacteria live, what they do, and how your immune system fights to keep them under control.

Dental School Staff Are In The Pink After Raising £1014.77 for Breast Cancer Care

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:26:00 GMT

On Friday 17th October the staff in the Dental School Office held a Pink Friday in aid of the charity Breast Cancer Care.

The Dental Runners Smash 26.2 miles in Dublin

Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:24:00 GMT

A group including staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students took part in the Dublin Marathon, raising thousands of pounds for good causes.

Small team - big Splash

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:57:00 BST

Members of the Decontamination Sciences section of Glasgow Dental Hospital at the 15th World Sterilization Congress, last week in Prague.

A Fond Farewell at Campbeltown Dental Centre

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:19:00 BST

This year’s annual Service Level Agreement Meeting at Campbeltown held on 16th October at the Dental Centre was rather more of an ‘occasion’ than usual as we bid farewell to Senior Salaried Practitioner and outreach tutor Jon Victor

Dental School Scientists Obtain Research Grant To Investigate Oral Disease In Cats

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:13:00 BST

Dr Marcello Riggio, Dr Christopher Nile and Dr David Lappin (Dental School) and Professor Bennett (School of Veterinary Medicine) have been awarded a scientific research grant (£89942) from the Petplan Charitable Trust. The research will involve collaboration with co-applicants at Cardiff University (Professors Alastair Sloan and Steven Denyer).

Anatomy graduate wins the 2014 Craig McWhirter Prize

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:10:00 BST

Mr Greg Wilkie is presented with the Craig McWhirter Prize by Dr Christine Goodall, Lead for Dental School Admissions

University Principal funds celebration of NSS result for Dental School

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:06:00 BST

Professor Anna Dominiczak, Head of the MVLS College, addressed Dental School staff at a reception in the Hunterian Art Gallery on 8 October 2014 that was held to celebrate the NSS score of 100% for overall student satisfaction.

Dental School Tops Sunday Times University Guide

Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:22:00 BST

Undergraduate Dentistry at Glasgow Dental School has been ranked the top UK dental course and Centre of Excellence in the Sunday Times University Guide 2015

Dental Students Visit from Singapore

Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:19:00 BST

Dr Kurt Naudi and Professor Jeremy Bagg are pictured with three visiting dental students from the National University of Singapore

Visit to Sun Yat Sen University School of Stomatology, China

Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:16:00 BST

On a recent visit to Guangzhou, Professor Bagg presented the 2014 elective exchange students from SYSU with certificates

Forty-Two Years and more than 3000 Dental Students: Jinty’s retirement marks the end of an era

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:46:00 BST

Jeanette Nimmo, Restorative Main Clinic Dental Nurse Team Leader, retires after 42 Years

Community Oral Health Research Group Success

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:08:00 BST

The Community Oral Health Research Group leads an international research collaboration in head and neck cancer.

Francis Report Meeting a Great Success

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:05:00 BST

A one-day meeting jointly organised by the Dental School with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh held on 4 September at RCPS Glasgow is a great success

Dental School Postgraduate Student Wins Multiple Awards

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:08:00 BST

Dr Mohammed Almuzian, final year postgraduate student in orthodontics, has recently won three national and international awards and prizes.

Staff Members Enjoy Volunteering for Commonwealth Games

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:10:00 BST

Staff members Robert McKerlie and Neil Nairn enjoyed a once in a lifetime experience when they volunteered to help at the recent Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow Dental Students Attend Universitas 21 Summer School

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:05:00 BST

Rhiannon Swann-Price and Lynda MacDonald recently attended the inaugural Universitas 21 Health Sciences Summer School, hosted by the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

100% Satisfaction in National Student Survey for a Fourth Consecutive Year

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:27:00 BST

In the 2014 National Student Survey, Glasgow Dental School has scored 100% for overall student satisfaction for the fourth year in a row, with the highest rating of any Dentistry course in the UK

Dr Marcello Riggio Appointed New Honorary BSODR Secretary

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:34:00 BST

Dr Marcello Riggio (Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology) has been appointed as the new Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Oral & Dental Research (BSODR).

Dr Lappin Celebrates 100th Paper

Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:27:00 BST

Congratulations to David Lappin following the publication of his 100th peer-reviewed paper

Professor of Medicine in Relation to Dentistry delivers inaugural lecture

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:06:00 BST

Professor John Gibson delivered his inaugural lecture: ‘Putting the Mouth Back in the Body’, on 25 July 2014 in the Wolfson Medical School Building

Glasgow and Sun Yat Sen University dental students united in Guangzhou

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:03:00 BST

The six senior students from Sun Yat Sen University (SYSU) School of Stomatology, Guangzhou in China, who arrived in Glasgow on 25 May, enjoyed a highly successful four week visit to Glasgow Dental School and returned home on Saturday 21 June for their Graduation ceremony the following week.

Dental Student Dances to Gold

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:33:00 BST

Emily Morrison, a third year dental student, competed in the ScotDance Canada Championship Series held from 2-6 July in Vancouver. More than 800 dancers from all around the world took part. The highlights for Emily were winning the Premier highland competition and finishing runner up in the North American Championship.

Dental School Holds Its First Prize-Giving Event

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:28:00 BST

The Dental School held its inaugural prize-giving event on the afternoon of Thursday 3 July 2014, ahead of Graduation the following day. Students in BDS 5 who had won prizes at any stage of the five year course were invited to attend with friends and relatives.

Dental Student in Pipe Band Victory

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:26:00 BST

Second Year student Lewis Olsson enjoyed victory on both days of the Costa Mesa “Scotfest” pipe band competition in California, USA as part of the winning Glasgow Skye Association Pipe Band.

Glasgow Student Wins Top Award

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:23:00 BST

Third year PhD student Anas Almukhtar won the Bernd-Spiessl Award for Best Student Poster at the 10th International Bernd-Spiessl Symposium for Innovative and Visionary Technologies in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Class of 2014 Enjoy Final Year Dinner

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:29:00 BST

The BDS Class of 2014 held its Final Year Dinner in the beautiful surroundings of Crieff Hydro on the evening of Friday 6th June.

Violence Makes You Ill – The First Medics Against Violence Conference

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:04:00 BST

On June 25th experts came together at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons to talk about violence and its consequences. The conference, organised by Medics against Violence and the Violence Reduction Unit, was attended by a diverse group of delegates from various sectors of the violence prevention, clinical and academic communities.

Glasgow Dental Alumnus Association – the Phoenix rises.

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:07:00 BST

The newly re-convened Glasgow Dental Alumnus Association celebrated by hosting an alumni research evening entitled "From Biofilms to Childsmile"

Strictly Come Dentists

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:46:00 BST

The GDSS celebrated an evening of dance with their Strictly Come Dentists event.

Glasgow Dental School welcomes student visitors from Sun Yat Sen University School of Stomatology

Wed, 28 May 2014 15:48:00 BST

Six senior students from Sun Yat Sen University (SYSU) School of Stomatology, Guangzhou in China touched down at Glasgow Airport on Sunday 25 May for a four week visit. They will be working with staff and students of Glasgow Dental School as part of a formal exchange programme that has been established this year.

Conference - Violence Makes You Ill

Mon, 19 May 2014 15:03:00 BST

Violence Makes You Ill , the inaugural conference from Medics against Violence will bring together a diverse group of speakers to talk about violence.

Dental School Professor Commended by Students

Thu, 01 May 2014 15:31:00 BST

Professor Ashraf Ayoub was recently highly commended in the Best Undergraduate Supervisor category at the Glasgow University SRC Student Teaching Awards.

Dr Al Ross wins Best Poster

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:01:00 BST

Dr Al Ross, Lecturer in Behavioural Science, has been awarded the prize for Best Poster at the 2014 Scottish Clinical Skills Network (SCSN)/ Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) joint Symposium in Glasgow which focused on Teamwork , Patient Safety, and Person Centredness.

Inaugural Glasgow Dental School Football Cup Proves a Success

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 11:33:00 GMT

Sunday the 23rd of February this year saw the first “Glasgow Dental School Football Cup” tournament take place for students, staff and recent graduates of the dental school.

Glasgow Dental Student Society Celebrate Dental Ball

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:02:00 GMT

The GDSS recently celebrated their annual Dental Ball at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow

Funding to fight fungal infections

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:00:00 GMT

Mention fungal infections to most people and conditions like Athlete’s Foot might spring to mind – irksome but harmless.

Henry Noble Group’s Spring Meeting and Lecture

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:03:00 GMT

The Henry Noble History of Dentistry Research Group’s Spring meeting combined with The Menzies Campbell Memorial Lecture will be delivered in Glasgow Dental School on Tuesday 18th March. Professor David Whittaker will deliver the lecture “Forensic Dental Science – an Insight into History”

Research Excellence Framework 2014 outcome

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:28:00 GMT

The results of REF 2014 demonstrate the success of Glasgow Dental School’s Research Strategy