Joint statement: World AMR Awareness Week 2023

Understanding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the drivers for its development will help healthcare professionals work together to reduce its emergence and spread. It is well documented that the more we use antimicrobial agents, the more drug resistance will develop. Fourteen national dental organisations have come together to support the World AMR Awareness Week theme, “Preventing…

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FDS-BISOM Pump-priming grants

Applications are open for joint FDS-BISOM pump-priming grants of up to £10,000. These are intended to support research designed to benefit community or population oral health, related to the field of oral medicine. Applicants should be in the early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral), and may be working in any field of dentistry.…

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Job advertisement: New Zealand

Applications are open for a non-training registrar-grade post in New Zealand. The post is fixed-term for 12 months. Closing date: 15th October 2023 For further information, please see here.

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Job advertisement: Consultant post – Manchester

Applications are open for a full-time, permanent consultant position in Oral Medicine at The University Dental Hospital of Manchester. Closing date: 17th August 2023 Interview date: 7th September 2023 For further information, please see here.

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Job advertisement: Consultant post – Leeds

Applications are open for a full-time, permanent consultant position in Oral Medicine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals in partnership with the Leeds School of Dentistry. Closing date: 3rd August 2023 Interview date: 6th September 2023 For further information, please see here.

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Congratulations: FDS Research award recipients

We are delighted to congratulate two of our members on their success in the 2023 FDS Research Awards scheme: Sreedevi Poovathumkadavil Unnikrishnam, University of Aberdeen, who was awarded an FDS Pump-Priming Grant to investigate “What is the contributory role of the mucosal microbiome in determining treatment response to topical steroids in lichen planus?” and Christopher…

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StR training forum: Dr Alan Mighell

We are delighted to present Dr Alan Mighell from with an award for his invaluable contributions to the StR training forum, as a token of thanks for his many years of dedication to our trainees.

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