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The Human Factors Approach

How do we best design interventions, procedures, cultures in dental workplaces to ensure we optimise both system performance and human wellbeing? Well first of all, it involves us gaining a …

Designing for Safety

The Swiss Cheese Model Our understanding of human factors and situational awareness can be used to design and build in ‘fail-safes’, defences or processes into the system around us to …

Understanding Human Capabilities and Limitations

Before we go on and discuss Human Factors and its relevance to dentistry, we must first establish an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of humans.  Watch the following video  …

What does paediatric dentistry involve?

To answer the question set out in the title, here, we’ll look at a specific example, Christine Park, who is a Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honourary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry. …

The Facts About COVID-19

At the end of 2019 a new coronavirus infection was identified in Wuhan, China. The new virus is thought to have made the jump from animal species to humans and …

Dentistry and Leadership

Clinical academics often make good candidates for a variety of leadership roles. Now let’s think about how dentists can be involved in leadership and why they should be. Professor Bagg …

Meet the Team

Before we begin the journey on our online course, let’s introduce you to the team who created the course and who will be on the journey with you. This course …

Dentistry Career Options

Career Options in Dentistry Graduation marks the end of your undergraduate dental education. Once you graduate you’ll be registered with the General Dental Council, our regulatory body. Your GDC registration …

How to apply to dental school

How to apply Application for Dental School in the UK is through the Universities and Colleges Application Service (UCAS), applicants can apply for up to four Dental Schools. Dentistry courses …