When you think of a creative profession, dentistry is not one that is commonly stated. You would likely envision that a creative individual is someone like an actor, artist or even a chef. Whilst the significance of creativity in dentistry … Continue reading Is creativity undervalued in dentistry?
As my time at dental school is coming to an end, I thought I’d outline some ways in which you can improve your dental CV as a dental student, get more involved with the dental community as well as highlighting … Continue reading Easy Ways to Improve your Dental CV
Just finished my final year vivas, woo. Feels a little early to be celebrating because I haven’t gotten the results yet but still glad that they’re over with. For those of you that are unfamiliar with what a viva is, … Continue reading Dental School Final Year VIVAs
You might have seen this book if you follow Instagram dentist Dr Raabhia Maan. Her and Dr Nicola Gore have released this book aimed at final year dental students and foundation year dentists. I brought it a couple of weeks … Continue reading Dentistry in a Nutshell: Book Review
By Yasmin Aziz An impacted tooth can be defined as a tooth that is prevented from erupting into its normal functional position due to malposition, lack of space, or obstruction (1). Mandibular third molars (3Ms) are the most commonly impacted … Continue reading Should all Partially Erupted Impacted Lower Third Molars be removed?
I was lucky enough to volunteer at the Welsh Hospitals conference this year at the Vale Resort. This is a conference that occurs every year over the course of two days. The first day consists of presentations discussing research, audits, … Continue reading Presenting your work
The past two weeks I have been on a maxillofacial surgery placement at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport and the Grange hospital, Cwmbran. To become a maxillofacial surgeon in the UK takes years of training, you have to do a … Continue reading Maxillofacial Surgery Placement
I’m largely based at the university dental hospital in Cardiff, most of our lectures, lab and clinical sessions take place here. At the dental hospital, we get to carry out a wide range of treatments such as extractions, restorations, root … Continue reading What it’s like to be a dental student?
Prior to COVID-19, you used to have two stations in your interview, both of them being 10 minutes long. These consisted of a clinical communication station and a professionalism, management and leadership (PML) station. This year however, the interviews were … Continue reading Dental Foundation Training Interview
Finally, finals are done. Our final exams of dental school take place mid-January, we had a month off to revise, which is the longest break we’ve had at dental school. Considering the 4 years of content we had to learn, … Continue reading Dental School: Final Exams
Dissecting Dentistry 