By Jacqueline Kiah Develter, Samyuktha Janavikulam, Yi Jean Lau – BDS Year 5 Earlier this year, we had the privilege of attending the first collaboration of the Stovit Summer Course x Prosthodontic Summer Camp 2024, at Universitas Airlangga in Surabaya, Indonesia. Our week on this course brought together over 40 students from 8 different countries … Students experience Stovit Summer Course in Indonesia.
By Aryan Panchmatia, Rachel Lee, Ishmyne Bhamra. DiPS (Dentists in Primary Schools) was a consultant-supervised, student-led project established in 2021 by the MPDSS (Manchester Paediatric Dentistry Student Society). At the time, rates of decay in 5-year-olds of Greater Manchester were higher than the national average. Therefore,the project aimed to improve children’s oral health through interactive … DiPS International: Kenya (2024)
By Aryan Panchmatia and Rachel Lee. During the summer of 2024, we had the incredible opportunity of participating in an exchange programme with The Nippon Dental University, Japan. As neither of us had previously visited Japan, we were overwhelmingly excited to experience a new country and culture! We were fortunate to be able to visit … BDS Y4 Student Exchange Programme 2024 – The Nippon Dental University, Japan
It is with regret that we inform of the death of Dr Margaret Conway (nee Bromley, formerly Brock, aged 100. Margaret studied dentistry during the years of the Second World War, graduating BDS LDS in 1946. During her years as a student, she fire watched from the roof of the School of Dentistry and drove … Dr Margaret Conway RIP.
The Graduation Ball 2024 was a wonderful occasion jointly held for BDS and BSc students. The dinner took place at the Hyatt Regency Manchester Saturday the 15th of July. The evening commenced with a drinks reception accompanied by a beautiful string quartet. A professional photographer was on hand to record the evening. A party atmosphere prevailed … Highly enjoyable Graduation Ball held.
I’m Ian Hunt, class of 1990. In June 2024 my sons Tom (on the left), Alex (on the right) and myself are gearing up and preparing to ride from London to Paris as part of the Cure Leukaemia ride to raise funds for this important charity that has helped our son so much. Our story … Somanda member gears up for London to Paris charity bike ride.
Our Biennial General Meeting will take place on October 11th 2024 at the Regency Hyatt Hotel in Manchester and we look forward to seeing as many members and friends as possible in Manchester on that date. Bookings for this event are now closed. This will be an opportunity to: Programme details: 10:00 – Coffee / … Biennial general meeting – bookings now closed
by Naomi Rashmini Arnold BDS5 Last August, myself, Ayshvaan Thevarajah (BDS5) and a group of friends who had recently graduated from other Dental schools visited Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka with the aims of forming links with the communities there and help set the foundations for a sustainable project with the focus of uplifting the oral … Visit to Jaffna, Northern Sri Lanka.
Our Biennial General Meeting will take place on October 11th 2024 at the Regency Hyatt Hotel in Manchester. This will consist of the normal study day and evening dinner event. Further details will be made available in due course, but we hope as many members, new and old will be able to attend. Please add to your … Save the date – BGM date announced
We regret to inform the alumni that one of our number, Howard Totty, died at the beginning of February at the age of 79 years. He qualified in 1967 and had a fine bass singing voice which provided him with an alternative life to dentistry. During his student days he was a stalwart of the university … Howard Totty RIP.