Research Summary: Is the dental profession ready for person-centred care?

Posted on 7th October 20207th October 2020 by Blogger

A summary of: Apelian, N., Vergnes, J-N., Bedos, C. Is the dental profession ready for person-centred care? British Dental Journal. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1650-3 Over the past decades, healthcare professions have been urged to move towards delivering person-centred care (PCC). Dentistry has seemingly not adopted this change and decision making is still heavily biomedically grounded. The aim of this research was to[…]

Research Summary : The effect of parenting styles on enforcement of oral health behaviours in children

Posted on 30th September 202030th September 2020 by Blogger

Quek, S.J., Sim, Y.F., Lai, B. et al. The effect of parenting styles on enforcement of oral health behaviours in children. Eur Arch Paediatric Dent (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-020-00537-7 According to Public Health England, around 1-in-4 (23%) of 5-year-olds in England suffer from dental decay. Although an often-preventable disease, dental decay remains the number one reason for childhood admissions for general[…]

Research Summary: Mental distress in orthodontic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on 23rd September 202023rd September 2020 by Blogger

A summary of: Xiong X, Wu Y, Fang X et al. Mental distress in orthodontic patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.07.005 COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on 11th March 2020. Orthodontic treatment was halted due to the risk of virus transmission. 48 orthodontists were[…]

MUDRsoc 2020/21!

Posted on 27th July 202015th September 2021 by Blogger

Welcome to the MUDRsoc blog! For those of you new to this website, we are a student led dental society with a focus on research opportunities for dental students at Manchester. Our main event being the British Undergraduate Dental Research Conference held for all dental students to experience exciting talks and workshops from well known[…]

What You Missed: Implant Fundamentals

Posted on 5th May 20186th May 2018 by Blogger

On Thursday 19th April, the MUDRSoc held the third event in its Dental Fundamentals series. This lecture was given to us by Dr Neil Patel, Specialist in Oral Surgery. Dental implants are becoming a more refined technology, as well as an increasingly used technique for treating patients with various needs. Dr Patel began his talk[…]

MUDRSoc Wellbeing : Posture & Stretching Workshop

Posted on 20th April 201828th April 2018 by Blogger

On Wednesday the 11th of April, the MUDRSoc held its first in a series of wellbeing events this term, the posture and stretching workshop, which was lead by Rachel Morris. As dental students, we spend a lot of time working on clinics. This means we spend a lot of our time with bent backs and[…]

5 Ways To Keep Healthy While Studying

Posted on 20th April 201819th January 2018 by Blogger

With exam season just around the corner, we’ve put in some tips together to make sure you can get the best out of yourself this year: Stay Active Studying is a very stagnant activity, one where you will be sat for hours leaning over a notebook or computer. All this time sat down might tire[…]

Top Tips for OSCE

Posted on 19th April 201819th April 2018 by Blogger

It’s that time of the year again! With the OSCEs fast approaching, we’ve decided to put together a list of top tips to help refresh your memory or give a bit of additional information for those of you who are first-timers. The dental school uses the following format for the second years’ OSCE: 14[…]

What You Missed: Choosing a Practice

Posted on 16th April 201813th April 2018 by Blogger

On Tuesday the 20th of March, the MUDRSoc held their ‘Choosing a Practice’ event. This event was specifically to help our Year 5 BDS students with their upcoming interviews for foundation year placements. This talk was delivered to us by Dr Phil Dawson and his current FY1 graduate, Lucy Broxson. The talk started with Dr[…]

Intro to MUDRSoc Wellbeing Events

Posted on 14th April 201817th April 2018 by Blogger

With exams fast approaching, the MUDRSoc has a selection of wellbeing events scheduled for this term to allow you to destress and really ace this years finals! The University of Manchester has found six ways to well-being. These are six actions that can make you feel better and can be key to maintaining well-being: […]