School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing

Busby Primary School Visit – STEM Week

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:39:00 GMT

We recently visited Busby Primary School, located in the Southside of Glasgow, as part of the school’s STEM week.

Glasgow Dental School involved in a bid to establish first Dental School in Malawi

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:30:00 BST

Glasgow Dental School recently hosted a one week visit by a delegation from the University of Malawi College of Medicine and the Dental Association of Malawi for discussions regarding the establishment of the first Dental School in Malawi.

Success for Dr Ziad Al-Ani at the 2018 Glasgow University SRC Student Teaching Awards

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:33:00 BST

Dr Ziad Al-Ani was nominated for two, and won one award at the Student Representative Council's Student Teaching Awards

Dental School staff member featured in The Herald series celebrating 70 years of the NHS

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:35:00 BST

Dr Petrina Sweeney, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Glasgow Dental School, is one of 70 staff featured in a series currently running in The Herald newspaper to celebrate 70 years of the NHS in Scotland.

Dental School’s Big Smile Big Band plays charity concert at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:29:00 BST

The Dental School’s big band, rebranded as the Big Smile Big Band following their involvement in the Guinness World Record event to create the world’s biggest smile on 9 June 2017, played to a sell-out audience at the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPSG) on Friday on the evening of Friday 20 April 2018.

Head of Glasgow Dental School attends meetings with His Excellency Peter Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:32:00 BST

Following the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, HE Peter Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi, travelled to Scotland for several days of talks and meetings, including a summary by Professor Bagg of the joint work currently underway to establish Malawi's first dental school

Glasgow Dental School ranked top in the UK

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:35:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has been ranked first in the UK for Dentistry in the Complete University Guide 2019.

Grins all round as Big Smile Big Band wins Best National Smile Month Event at the Dental Awards 2018

Tue, 22 May 2018 09:46:00 BST

The Big Smile Big Band (BSBB) has been named the Best National Smile Month Event at the Dental Awards 2018. The announcement was made at the Dental Awards Gala Dinner held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on May 18th, 2018.

Congratulations to BDS4 student Emily Davison!

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 09:57:00 BST

Congratulations to BDS4 student Emily Davison, who was announced as one of the three winners of the European Federation of Periodontology's undergraduate essay prize.

A New Way to Determine Where Your Students Are Struggling

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:31:00 BST

Robert McKerlie, Lecturer in Dental Technology has been interviewed by Jon Bergmann, who is a pioneer of the Flipped Class method of teaching and co-founder of The Flipped Learning Network. The interview, on the topic of a recent paper Mr McKerlie co-authored on student learning, has been broadcast on Bam! Radio.

Dr Marcello Riggio Elected as President Elect of BSODR

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:25:00 BST

The British Society for Oral and Dental Research (BSODR) has elected Dr Marcello Riggio as President Elect and he will become its next President in September 2019.

Glasgow Dental Hospital donates dental chairs to Malawi Dental School project.

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:50:00 BST

The University of Glasgow Dental School and the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow are working with the University of Malawi College of Medicine to establish the first dental school in Malawi. The Oral Health Directorate of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde became aware of the project and has generously donated 12 dental chairs that were removed some years ago from a clinic during a refurbishment programme.

The Adult Outreach Programme Celebrates its Tenth Birthday

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 13:53:00 BST

: The highly acclaimed adult outreach programme, in which BDS 5 students spend half of their final year undergoing clinical training in primary care facilities, has celebrated ten years.

UofG to help set up Malawi’s first Dental School

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 09:11:00 BST

The University of Glasgow’s Dental School has been awarded £1.3m from the Scottish Government to help establish Malawi’s first Dental School

Students Train Public on World Restart A Heart Day

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:01:00 GMT

Students from Glasgow Dental School, Dundee Dental School and Edinburgh Dental Institute took part in World Restart A Heart Day on October 16th this year.

IFEA congress is coming to the UK for the first time - Glasgow 2024

Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:43:00 GMT

During this year’s International Federation of Endodontic Associations (IFEA) World Endodontic Congress in Seoul, South Korea, 4-7 October, a team representing the British Endodontic Society (BES) led by Dr Will McLean, presented and won its bid to host IFEA 2024 in the UK for the first time in the congress’s history.