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Manchester Dental School

Dental school and alumni news.

News from the Manchester School of Dentistry and of students past and present.

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We organise regular meetings, conferences and reunions – always enjoyed by all.

Providing vital financial support.

Your membership funds vital student support for a variety of projects and hardship cases.

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David Ferguson. RIP.

We are sad to report that David Ferguson, a retired  member of the Department of Physiology at Manchester has died. David was dentally qualified and for many years headed the team who taught physiology to preclinical dental students. He retired back to Guisborough about 20 years ago. Our thoughts and sympathy goes to his family David Ferguson. RIP.

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Japan Exchange programme great success.

By Sana Thagia and Oksana Paluszkiewicz In July 2025 we were given the amazing opportunity to take part in an exchange programme with the Nippon Dental University (NDU) School of Life Dentistry, in Japan. After having spent a fantastic 2 weeks hosting our international guests in Manchester it was now our turn to immerse ourselves Japan Exchange programme great success.

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