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University of Portsmouth reveals upgraded dental training facilities
The University of Portsmouth Dental Academy has unveiled upgraded training facilities at a launch event on 1 December after a…
Dentistry
What is Zero Gravity? – helping dental students from low-income families
Zero Gravity helps UK students from low-income families secure places at top universities. We hear from its founder, Joe Seddon,…
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Dentistry among most valued degrees in 2023
Dentistry and medicine have secured their place as the most valued non-technology degrees by employers this year. According to a…
AI & technology
Dental students offered £10,000 to switch universities
Students who were awarded a place on an oversubscribed dental degree are being offered £10,000 to switch to a different…
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Dentistry and medicine university places set to increase by more than 9,000 for 2021
The government is increasing the cap on the number of students undertaking medicine and dentistry at university. This move comes…
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Living at home versus living on campus – which is best for a dental school student?
As the pandemic continues to shake up university schedules, dental school students, Nabeel Ahmad and Ibraheem Ijaz, discuss the pros…
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Should dental students cover business management?
Gurvel Singh questions whether universities need to move with the times and offer business management education as part of the…
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Toothpaste manufacturer forced to apologise for ‘spit or swallow’ ad
Young woman is accepted to the University of Sussex and this is in her welcome bag. WTF @SussexUni Do you…
Oral health
Dentistry degrees offer ‘best value for money’
Dentistry and medicine degrees offer the best value for money according to students currently in university. A Yougov survey found…
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London students six times more likely to be accepted on medicine and dentistry university courses
Students from London are six times more likely to be accepted on to medicine and dentistry university courses, compared with those in…
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King’s College London ranked first in the UK for dentistry
King’s College London has been ranked first in the UK for dentistry, in the 2017 QS World University Rankings. The…
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University can be bad for your teeth
Teenagers heading off to university this year need to be reminded of looking after their teeth. This warning comes from…
Oral health
My first patient
Jignesh Panchal recaps treating his first patient. Towards the end of our second year of BDS, we undertake a clinical…
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