Dental education and students Archives

A-level results day: dental school acceptances hit all-time high

Around 12,550 candidates have been accepted onto dentistry and medicine courses this A-level results day (13 August), a 28% increase…

Dentistry

What to do if you miss the grades to study dentistry

A-level results day is this week! If you missed the grades to study dentistry at university, Dakshita Goli explains your…

Dentistry

Studying dentistry abroad: what one UK student’s route says about dental school capacity

When Eshaa Hafeez narrowly missed her dentistry offer, she began looking at other routes into the profession, eventually choosing to study dentistry…

Dentistry

Are new dental school places a realistic answer to the workforce crisis?

Nigel Jones offers his views on the recent announcement of 50 new dental school places to be divided between the…

Dentistry

How Budding Black Dentists is widening access to specialist careers

Around 100 aspiring dentists, dental students, early-career clinicians, specialists and educators gathered at the Royal College of Surgeons in July…

Dentistry

Beyond the hype: why Avant Garde Dentistry’s 3D Sprint course is setting a new standard for dental education

Specialist prosthodontist Dr Michael Mynt reflects on his experience attending Avant Garde Dentistry’s 3D Sprint course and explains why its…

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Medicine and dentistry applications hit highest level since 2019

Applications to medicine and dentistry have reached their highest level since 2019 after rising by almost 12% in a year,…

Dentistry

Bristol Dental School graduate introduces HIV and equality symposium

Dental graduate Tila Lawton has been named as one of the 50 most influential students at Bristol University for exceptional…

Dentistry

Cuts to clinical academia pose ‘existential threat’ to dental training

Government cuts to clinical academia funding could leave dental schools without the senior staff needed to train the next generation…

Dentistry

Halfway through 2026 – is your CPD plan still on track?

LonDEC shares some advice for keeping your 2026 CPD plan on track, plus some courses that can help you catch…

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Does dentistry have a problem with perfectionism?

Robbie Stewart explains how perfectionism is holding back talented clinicians and highlights the importance of confidence for both dental professionals…

Dentistry

Dentistry’s Next Top Digital Dentist: training and support

Sheena Tanna, Dentistry’s Next Top Digital Dentist winner, shares the training that she’s undertaken as part of the journey and how it has helped the…

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UK dental school ranks in the global top five for 2026

The QS World University Rankings by subject has been released for 2026 – find out which UK dental school ranked…

Dentistry

Dental school in Gloucester: new training hub to open in 2027

A new dental school and NHS treatment hub is set to open in Gloucester in 2027, as pressure mounts to…

Dentistry

Campaign launched for a new community-based approach to dental training

Training dentists in the communities that need them most could improve retention in underserved areas. That is the principle behind…

Dentistry

Life after graduation: from student to dentist

Nazanin Heidari shares the highs and the lows of transitioning from dental student to dentist after graduating. The transition from…

Dentistry

New dental training centre opens to urgent care patients

A new Dental Education Practice in Plymouth opened its doors yesterday (9 February), providing training to dental students and urgent…

Dentistry

Shaping careers, strengthening practices: the impact of dental apprenticeships

Jade Whitfield shares her journey as a trainee dental nurse and the power that apprenticeships can have in dentistry. Behind…

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