Dentistry @ Manchester Blog

Although Prof. Nick is an ardent Manchester United fan, you have to take your hat off to the blues being crowned champions.

How many Universities can boast being in a City that has has the two best football teams in the country???

It is with great sadness to report the recent passing away of Professor Joe Moore.

Professor Moore was the first Oral Surgery professor in Manchester and then became not only Dean of the Dental School but also Dean of Medicine and then Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University.

Several members of the School attended his funeral last Friday and our thoughts are with his family.

A really good week for student successes – soon to be dentist, Monsieur Michael Hicks has just been awarded a STAR Gold award from the student union for all his hard work as course representative.

I am sure you will agree – well deserved indeed.

More good news emerges from the School’s BSc students:

Laura Bailey (2nd yr BSc) came 2nd in last weeks competition called ‘Manchester Apprentice’. Manchester apprentice was organized by the University society ‘Manchester Entrepreneurs’ and sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Laura hopes to open a number of dental surgeries when qualified.

Other news is that Debbie McGovern who qualified in 2007 was named Dental Therapist of the year at the recent Dental Awards in London.

How good is that?

Dr. Ruth Grady sent me some good news that they had held their first year poster competition held in the Stopford Building on May 2nd….each half of an EBL group made a poster on a dental or bioscience theme.

The final placings were:

1^st place Xerostomia: by CHEUNG, Mr Daniel; CHOUDHRI, Miss Sadhia; KAHALE, Mr Majed; LEE, Mr Christian who each win £15 vouchers

2^nd place ( v close!): Dental caries by ADJEPONG, Miss Sarah; ALI, Mr Awais; LOPEZ, Mr Joshua; MIAH, Mr Rofu who each win £10 vouchers …

Posters were of a very high standard and the best will be displayed in Stopford and in the dental school …

Roll on the class of 2017