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Entries from October 2009

Five minute coffee interview – Martin Ashley reveals all….

October 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Welcome back to the five minute coffee time interview, for you to get to know the staff you work with better. Next up on the podium is our very own Martin Ashley ….interviewed by the filler, read on……… 
thefiller: Which dental school did you qualify from?
MA:   Liverpool. I managed to avoid getting the accent !  
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PBL – and what exactly is that?

October 5th, 2009 · No Comments

For our first year BSc and BDS students, managing the transition from School/College to University life is a big one; being away from home, finding and making new friends, cooking and financial prudence are usually new challenges to conquer.  In addition, self-discipline becomes an essential attribute to master, as support from family is usually more distant.  On top [...]

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Manchester welcomes postgraduates to the School of Dentistry..

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

This week saw the start of term for our postgraduates – a warm welcome (even though it rained!) is extended to all of them.

 Above; left to right – Noraina Norma (Ortho), Sie Wei Lee (OMFS), Rosa Nik Abdul Ghani (Endo), Wan WAn Hamat (Fixed and Removable Pros).

 Above; Back table left to right – Eleftherios Vlavakis [...]

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Professor Nick meets Doc Martin…..

October 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Two Sundays ago saw the return of  “Doc Martin”, to the 42″ HD tv of Professor Nick.  Apart from being a big Martin Clunes fan, the series has a special place in the heart of the prematurely grey-haired Head of School.
Over the summer, Prof. Nick and family hoofed it down to Port Isaac in North [...]

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