Dentistry @ Manchester Blog

Now who sang that?
Dr Nick has been around the campus and naughty Dr Iain Pretty asked him to hold his Mr Whippy, only to sneak in a quick piccie!
This weekend looks to be a scorcher – enjoy!
Good luck to all sitting exams from the blogmeisters.
Dr “Naughty” Pretty (Mmm – was he using “Just for Men” [...]

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The home of the National Fluoride Information centre (NFIC) is in Manchester.  This week we were visited by the Deputy Chief Dental Officer, Sue Gregory and Jerry Reid from the Department of Health.  They are seen below – from left to right  – Professor Robin Davies, Mr Jerry Read, Sue Gregory and Professor Martin Tickle.
 

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Dr Vishal Aggarwal, a Walport Clinical Lecturer within the Oral Health Unit (OHU) at The University of Manchester, has been awarded the National Institute of Health Research NIHR (previously known as the Department of Health) Clinician Scientist Award.
The awards are intended to build a cadre of research-led clinical academics capable of leading research in their [...]

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Another bit of success is that the School has been ranked top in the recent Guardian League Tables.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/may/12/university-guide-dentistry
This tops a remarkable year; 100% success in the final examinations, top School in the recent Research Assessment Exercise and top School for student satisfaction.
Earlier news:
Press release: 18 December 2008

The University of Manchester’s School of Dentistry has been [...]

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Dentistry is a fantastic subject and there are a wide range of career choices that possesion of a BDS opens up. Dr Nick takes a quick peep (please note that these are the views of “the filler” and not those of the School).
General Dental Practice
This is still the far most commonly chosen option with 80% of graduates [...]

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