Each academic year, the top performing students from BDS Year1-4 are awarded the SOMANDA Prize for their academic achievements. The 2020-21 prizes were awarded by SOMANDA President Neil Patel to: Bilal Sheraz for his 1st BDS results Rose Vatani-Gargari for her 2nd BDS results Nadia Razavi-Fallahieh for her 3rd BDS results Emma Gray for her 4th BDS results Congratulations to … SOMANDA Graduation Prizes 2021.
Pamela pictured on right treating child patient c.1983 By Fred Hill and Iain Mackie On 8th February 2021 Pam Hobson passed away peacefully aged 93 years. She had lived all her life in Bramhall, south Manchester, where her father was the leading general medical practitioner. Pam studied at the Turner Dental School in Manchester qualifying … Pamela Hobson 1927- 2021
By Dr Manas Dave. It was a summer family gathering (socially distant of course) where one of my uncles asked me how being a dentist was going in these uncertain times. I didn’t fully appreciate how hard it was to explain pathology as a career – ‘slides not teeth’, ‘samples not patients’; I don’t think … A career in pathology.
It has been a difficult year for many, including students, due to factors alongside the Covid-19 pandemic such as lockdown, isolation, uncertainty and now the fast-approaching exam season. We are planning an initiative aimed at supporting student’s wellbeing by letting them know that they are not alone in their struggles. We are inviting you, … Alumni. Could you help support current student’s wellbeing?
By Margaret Wilson In the history of UK dentistry many pages have been written about the evolution of dentistry from an unregulated trade into a profession requiring registration, education and examinations. However, the reform of dentistry would not have occurred without the involvement of some unsung heroes. In the 1870’s there was no name better … The Manchester Movement, Dentistry reform and the Stockport dentist.
By Margaret Wilson Graduates of Manchester Dental School often ask what are the origins of their very distinctive elephant logo. Over the years the logo has erroneously been attributed to Sir Samuel Turner, who provided the funding for the construction of the building, but played no part in the creation of the logo. What is … The history of the School’s elephant logo explained
Just a reminder that we are now active on the main social media channels, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – the links are below. Please like and follow and join in the conversation. We will be feeding some of the stories from the web site and also any other snippets of news. Hopefully this will include … Join us on social media
Some current dental students at Manchester Dental School may have heard of Somanda – we are an alumni group of the MDS graduates formed to keep in touch with our fellow students but also importantly to provide charitable financial support to existing students via our hardship fund, travel scholarships and student prizes. We are keen … Current dental student? A pound for your peers.
Could you help develop the web site further? We really need your help. One of the advantages of the new web site is that it allows us to share information and reminiscences with our contemporaries. We’ve asked one or two members already to write a piece about their graduate year for inclusion and these are … Your contributions gratefully received.
by Ann Davidson (née Sparshott) Thank you to Ann for providing some information about the 1974 graduate class including information about their reunions, together with pictures of each of those events demonstrating that they have all aged gracefully! Now availabe by logging in to our graduate memories section. We are sure there are probably more … The class of 74 added to our memories section