BSODR would be delighted to now receive applications from student members for bursaries to attend the IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition in London, UK, 25-28 July 2018. It is our policy to accept applications only from students who meet all of the following criteria:   they must be BSODR student members of IADR  are presenting their accepted abstract at the…

BSODR is sad to announce the passing of Professor Martin Hobdell, world-renowned expert in oral epidemiology, health inequity and health service delivery and a long-time member of IADR. An obituary published by the American Dental Association can be accessed below. 29 December 2017   Obituary

BSODR is pleased to announce that it is hosting another Early Career Researchers workshop, which will held on Wednesday 28th March (10.00am – 4.00pm) at the Dental School, University of Glasgow. The workshop is entitled “How to obtain research grant funding” and will consider various aspects and perspectives of the process of writing research grants and obtaining funding. The purpose of…

Congratulations to Joshua Twigg (School of Dentistry, Cardiff University) on becoming the recipient of the 2018 IADR Norton Ross Fellowship for the British Division. Well done! 22 December 2017

BSODR will hold annual prize competitions during the next IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition, which takes place in London, UK from 25th to 28th July 2018. BSODR will host the following prizes with eligibility for undergraduate and postgraduate students and early career researchers: Senior Colgate prize        Junior Colgate Undergraduate prize Unilever Poster prize …

This year, the Faculty has formed partnerships with the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD), the Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ABAOMS) and the British Society for Oral Medicine (BSOM) and will be offering a number of research fellowships and pump-priming grants: A Joint FDS RCSEng-BSPD fellowship should related to research promoting…

Registration and abstract submission for the OMIG Research Meeting 2018 (Wednesday 28th February to Friday 2nd March) is now open. The meeting will follow the same format as those previously held at Gregynog Hall in 2014 and 2016. For authors of abstracts selected for oral presentation (both staff and students) registration will be FREE. If you register…

Professor Jimmy Steele With great sadness we mark the passing of Jimmy Steele, who left us on 16th November 2017. Jimmy’s list of achievements in oral health was immense.  As well as being Head of School in the School of Dental Sciences in Newcastle University, he was a senior member of the consortium working with the Office for National…

The final version of the BSODR Annual Meeting 2017 handbook is attached. It can also be downloaded from the meeting website here. 29 August 2017   – Meeting handbook

DR ANWEN COPE BDS, PhD Title: Understanding antibiotic prescribing in primary dental care in the UK Summary: Antibiotics are frequently used in the management of acute dental conditions in primary dental care, however there is evidence that the majority are prescribed either in situations which do not warrant their use, or as a substitute to…