COVID-19 Adaptations for Biomedical Teaching and Assessment Within the Undergraduate Dental Curriculum.

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected the provision of teaching and assessment on the undergraduate dental programme in many institutions worldwide, and for a prolonged period resulted in the cessation of face-to-face teaching. This resulted in significant changes in the way that didactic and preclinical skills have been taught and required novel thinking to overcome the issues that COVID-19 restrictions presented.Dentistry is a very practical subject and at this institution, the University of Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, we had to quickly develop new ways of teaching that allowed us to cover teaching and assessment of the required Intended Learning Outcomes.

Dento-alveolar and facial injury caused by air gun pellets.

Unlabelled: Recent changes in the law concerning air gun ownership have made air guns a topical subject and many have called for even tighter restrictions. A case of accidental injury during play with an air rifle is described. It highlights the dental and soft tissue damage that can arise from an injury from such a 'toy' and outlines its subsequent management.