Using quizzes to provide an effective and more enjoyable dental education: A pilot study.

Introduction: Increasingly, dental education is using digital strategies to deliver teaching; however, not all of these learning materials are engaging and effective.

Aim: To evaluate the perception and knowledge retention of undergraduate dental students after using two different digital learning tools: quizzes and PDF.

Methods: Thirty-three students from a Dental School in the United Kingdom took part in the research.

Fifteen-minute consultation: oral ulceration in children.

Objective: To review common presentation of oral ulcers in children and discuss management of symptoms and subsequent investigation.

Conclusion: Although a common presentation in children, diagnosis can be challenging. Thorough history taking is critical towards diagnosis and supports signposting to relevant specialities.

Service evaluation of an intravenous sedation service within a hospital paediatric dentistry unit: ten-year results.

Background An intravenous sedation (IVS) service was established in 2008 for young people aged 12 years or over, within the paediatric dentistry department at the Eastman Dental Hospital in London. The aim of this study was to carry out a service evaluation and assess the case mix and success rate of this service over the last ten years.Materials and methods A retrospective service evaluation was carried out, including all patients attending the IVS clinic between April 2009 and March 2019.

Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment.

Background: Delivery of pain-free dentistry is crucial for reducing fear and anxiety, completion of treatment, and increasing acceptance of future dental treatment in children. Local anaesthetic (LA) facilitates this pain-free approach but it remains challenging. A number of interventions to help children cope with delivery of LA have been described, with no consensus on the best method to increase its acceptance.

Impact of Modernising Medical Careers on basic surgical training and experience of oral and maxillofacial higher surgical trainees.

Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) is a programme for change that aims to improve the quality of patients' care through improvement in postgraduate medical education and training. Its introduction had far reaching affects and many shortcoming due to its failure to take into account the craft specialties. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the impact of MMC on oral and maxillofacial surgical (OMFS) training.