What’s inside: 2/3 Prize Day & Graduation 2016 3 ‘Big Smile Big Band’ Record Breaking 4 Glasgow Dental School Big Band 5 Glasgow Oral Health Improvement Student Society 6/7 On their Marks... Glasgow Dental Hospital & School Runners 8/9 Back to Glasgow for the BDS Class of 1966 10 The Pedalling Profs 2016 Challenge 11 Staff Congratulations 12 School of Medicine, Staff News Dentistry & Nursing Dental Mirror Issue 14 Issue 14 The Newsletter of the Glasgow Dental School SeptemberNovember 2016 Dental Student Success At Herald Higher Education Awards 2016 Claudia Wasige, who graduated BDS efforts to improve student experiences on July 1st 2016, was awarded the and that of the local community. prize for ‘Outstanding Contribution This student may also be specifically from a Student’ at the Herald Higher connected to a sport or leisure activity Education Awards ceremony at the or one who has overcome hardship, Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on disability or other personal adversity”. 14 July 2016. Throughout her undergraduate This was the second year of this career, Claudia worked in a wide national competition, which is held variety of areas linked to overcoming in association with the University of inequalities. This included the the West of Scotland. The awards establishment of the Glasgow Oral scheme was launched to recognise the Health Improvement Student Society outstanding achievements of colleges (GOHISS) and its work in food banks and universities. The large group of and other public engagement activities supporting organisations includes which you can read about elsewhere Universities Scotland, the Scottish in this issue. She also played a role in Qualifications Authority (SQA), Scottish the University widening participation Funding Council and City of Glasgow agenda and in education in Kenya, College. There are 12 categories which combined with her academic and examine how institutions develop sporting successes (University of innovative materials and methods in Glasgow Womens’ Tennis Champion). teaching and research. The University These outstanding contributions of Glasgow had an exceptional night all provided an exceptional basis for her round, winning seven awards in total, entry in the competition. including the overall award for Higher Claudia will be maintaining her links Education Institution of the Year. with the Dental School and GOHISS The criteria for the award of as a Class of 2016 Alumnus. She will Claudia Wasige, BDS 2016, receives the ‘Outstanding Contribution from be completing her Vocational Training award for ‘Outstanding Contribution from a Student’ were as follows: “This in Glasgow over the next 12 months a Student’ from Professor Jeanne Keay, award will go to a student who has and we look forward to her continuing Vice-Principal & Pro Vice-Chancellor made an outstanding contribution to contribution to the Dental School’s (International) University of the West of Scotland (left), with host Sally Magnusson, the institution and wider community public engagement activities, including at the 2016 Herald Higher Education Awards. including work on or off campus. the planned ‘Big Smile Big Band’ event Judges will be looking for how this on 9 June 2017 at the SECC described (Photo by Jamie Simpson/Herald) person has inspired and motivated later in this edition. others to act philanthropically or made Prize Day And Graduation 2016 – Celebrating Success! Our Prize-giving event on Thursday 30 June and the Graduation Ceremony on Friday 1 July were two days of celebration for the Dental School. At 3pm on 30 June, 125 people assembled in the Large Jeremy Bagg then welcomed Dr Aileen Bell, Director of Lecture Theatre for our annual Final Year Prize-giving. The Dental Education, to announce the prize-winners and Mrs audience of parents, relatives and friends of the prize-winners Laetitia Brocklebank, formerly Senior Lecturer in Dental & was joined by staff from both the Dental School and NHS Maxillofacial Radiology but recently retired, who presented Greater Glasgow & Clyde Oral Health Directorate. The Head the prizes. It was a great pleasure to welcome Mrs Champa of School, Prof Jeremy Bagg, welcomed all present and then Manji to present the Tristan Manji Award in memory of the guest speaker, Mr Lachie Stewart, was introduced by way her son, and Mr and Mrs Ian McWhirter to present the of a short video which showed Lachie winning the 10,000 McWhirter Cup, in memory of their late son, Craig. For the metres Gold Medal at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in first time this year a new prize, the Arshad Ali Dental Prize for Edinburgh. The audience was spellbound as the video played professionalism, was awarded. Mr Ali was not able to join us and then burst into spontaneous applause as Lachie crossed in person to present the medal that he has endowed, so that the line – what an intro for a guest speaker! honour fell to Mrs Brocklebank. Along with all other former Scottish Commonwealth Gold In his closing remarks, Jeremy Bagg paid tribute to the Medal winners, Lachie had received an Honorary Degree contributions of two members of the NHS Oral Health from the University of Glasgow in 2014 as part of the Directorate, Mr Ray McAndrew and Mrs Karen Murray, who ‘Glasgow 2014’ celebrations. Lachie spoke of his time as a were about to retire, wishing them well for the future. He dental technician at Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, from thanked all those involved in organising the event and those where he would leave to train in places such as Kelvingrove who had participated, before inviting guests to join students Park. He alluded to his association with the Glasgow Dental and staff members for refreshments in the Student Common Hospital & School running team which has been established Room. This provided a very cheerful and informal end to a by Neil Nairn and which you can read about elsewhere in this most enjoyable afternoon. edition of the Dental Mirror. Lachie gave a truly inspirational address and was in great demand after the event to speak with parents, many of whom remembered watching the original race live in 1970! Prize Day: Lachie Stewart (seated centre ) with the BDS Class of 2016 Prizewinners, Mr and Mrs Ian McWhirter (standing left side), and Mrs Champa Manji and Mrs Laetitia Brocklebank (standing right side) 2 Dental Mirror R g e n Graduation for the BDS Class of 2016 followed the next c i k day. The dental students now graduate with those from o rd a the School of Veterinary Medicine and the ceremony was b e m presided over by the Chancellor, Sir Kenneth Calman. In rea il addition to pride in our successful students, the Dental king Sm School also celebrated a notable success for six of its staff members at this Graduation Ceremony. Our ‘Technology Enhanced Learning & Teaching Team’ ‘Big Smile Big Band’ Record received a University of Glasgow Teaching Excellence Award, one of only five awarded each year. Robert Breaking At The Scottish Exhibition McKerlie, one of the team, was unable to attend but Ziad & Conference Centre On 9 June 2017 Al-Ani, Andrew Crothers, Zayneb Makki, Wendy McAllan and Carlos Miguel were all presented with their awards If you fancy setting a world record make sure you keep Friday by the Chancellor. It was a grand finale to a year in which 9 June 2017 clear in your diary! Glasgow Dental School a Dental School team also won the prize for the best and the Glasgow Dental Alumnus Association are joining presentation at the University of Glasgow 9th Learning forces with other key stakeholders to publicise and celebrate & Teaching Conference in April, Professor Vince Bissell National Smile Month in our city by gaining an entry in the became a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Guinness Book of Records. Academy and Glasgow Dental School was top for National Smile Month has been organised annually since Dentistry in the Complete University Guide for 2017. 1977 by the health charity the Oral Health Foundation. The All in all there was much to celebrate! month long campaign will run from mid-May to mid-June in 2017. Individual organisations establish events across the country to support National Smile Month, which provides education and spreads positive oral health messages In order to support this campaign, we are teaming up with Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, NHS Health Scotland, Childsmile, the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners and the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow to organise an event we have named ‘Big Smile Big Band’. Our Dental School ‘Glasgow Oral Health Improvement Student Society’ (GOHISS), whose activities are featured elsewhere in this edition of the Dental Mirror, will also be playing a leading role. The first component of the event is a mass participation art project to set a Guinness World Record by assembling 1000 people in the shape of a big smile, which will be captured by photography. University staff and students, schoolchildren with their teachers, and staff from local dental practices will be invited to participate. The Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC) is donating both a covered space and stewards to help with the logistical issues on the day. All participants will receive a certificate as proof of their involvement in setting the record, together with a ‘goody bag’ containing oral health aids and other relevant health promotion literature Once the smile is completed, the Glasgow Dental School Big Band, which you can read about elsewhere in this edition, will give a concert, also at