Research Summary: Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the coronavirus pandemic

Posted on 21st October 202024th November 2020 by Blogger

A summary of: Rahman, N., Nathwani, S. & Kandiah, T. Teledentistry from a patient perspective during the coronavirus pandemic. British Dental Journal. 2020. doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1919-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-020-1919-6 Teledentistry involves the transfer of imaging and clinical information over remote distances to aid in treatment planning and consultations. Teledentistry has been encouraged and greatly utilised by many hospital trusts following[…]

Research Summary: Comparison of articaine, lidocaine and mepivacaine for buccal infiltration after inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular posterior teeth with irreversible pulpitis

Posted on 14th October 202016th October 2020 by Blogger

A summary of: Gao, X., & Meng, K. (2020). Comparison of articaine, lidocaine and mepivacaine for buccal infiltration after inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular posterior teeth with irreversible pulpitis. British Dental Journal, 228(8), 605-608. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1434-9 Research was undertaken to compare the anaesthetic efficacy of 4% articaine, 2% lidocaine and 2% mepivacaine, all in combination with[…]

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[…]