Academic literature on the topic 'University of Birmingham Dental Students' Society'

The BBG is a facility of the City of Birmingham Park and Recreation Board and operates as a coalition of the City's professional staff and resources as well as those of the Botanical Society (Friends), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (both groups maintaining offices at the BBG), 2 local community colleges, 12 specialized plant societies (that aid in the maintenance of collections), 100+ garden clubs, numerous related groups, and a strong community support. Current discussions with the University of Alabama in Birmingham will lead to certified programs at the Gardens. There are no formal contracts but informal agreements that are formed for each project. The Society sponsored the 1980 Master Plan and updates it every 10 years, employs a professional educator, and sponsors numerous special activities and programs, many in conjunction with the previously mentioned groups. Internships are hired and paid through the City. Students are rotated weekly through the various operations of the Gardens, including administration, education, taxonomy, and the Library. A special project is done in the area of interest to the student.

Purpose of the study A focused and vocational university programme such as dentistry may limit the opportunities for graduates who find that clinical dentistry is not for them. It is important that those advising and recruiting people into the profession should ascertain whether applicants have a realistic idea of what lies ahead. Basic procedures On the presumption that final-year undergraduate students have acquired a more realistic impression of the profession than potential entrants, it was of interest to investigate possible differences in the perceptions of dentistry between the two groups. The perceptions of dentistry have been categorised and compared by anonymous questionnaire between final-year dental students (n=79) and successful undergraduate applicants (n=109) at the same institution in the United Kingdom. The overall response rate was 100% in both cases. Main findings It is clear that both groups are concerned with personal and professional matters followed by career opportunities and financial matters, respectively. Health matters pose the least concern. However a number of significant differences have emerged. Significantly fewer students (p=0.001) considered the dental career as a positive contribution to society. A greater proportion of applicants considered the study of mathematics at school to be useful (p=0.001). Significantly more applicants valued technical and manual skills as contributing to a ‘good’ dentist (p=0.001). More students mentioned occupational flexibility, security and independence as a positive aspect of a career (p=0.001); however students identified more job stresses in dentistry (p=0.001). Principal conclusion Applicants appeared to have a more ‘idealistic’ view of dentistry than the senior students, however similarities between the responses of students and applicants are encouraging for the future of the profession.

Abstract Objective A large number of digital tools supporting students have emerged over recent years which are encouraged in tutoring. A study conducted at the University of Montpellier (France) among 3rd, 4th, and 5th year dentistry students aimed primarily to identify the type of pedagogical support the students preferred according to their discipline. The secondary aim was to evaluate the student satisfaction after establishing a new pedagogical support. Materials and Methods A total of 165 questionnaires were completed. The main questions concerned pedagogical use of information technology and multimedia tools, choice of dentistry disciplines most justifying their use, and pedagogical gaps in these disciplines. Next, a program of pedagogical videos was developed for the most corresponding discipline. A satisfaction survey was finally conducted. Results Nearly 95.7% of students found online classes and E-learning via the virtual learning environment useful, with the most requested type being video. Demand was stronger in conservative dentistry and endodontics (27%), prosthetics (19%), and periodontology (18%). The most apprehended disciplines were endodontics in the 3rd year, endodontics and prosthetics in the 4th year, and prosthetics in the 5th year. Regarding satisfaction, 100% of students appreciated these videos and 99.4% considered they fulfilled expectations. Conclusion All students requested videos, especially for clinical subjects such as endodontics. With digital technology, our world is experiencing a technological revolution resulting in many daily life changes. With students evolving in a digitally saturated society, our ways of learning and teaching need rethinking. Digital technology can help improve learning effectiveness and develop pedagogical practices more adapted to today's students.

Dental caries is the most common problem in the world. Tooth and oral diseases are most common lessions in Indonesian society (60%). The purpose of this study was to find out the index of def-t PAUD students of Kelurahan Jati Padang city which is can be use to guide planning, actuating, controlling and evaluating dental health programme by Dentistry Faculty of Andalas University. The research has been used descriptive methode and used total sampling. Samples consist for def-t index was 13 girls and 20 boys and categorized based on WHO caries categorize. The result has been shown that def-t index PAUD studentsi is 5,18. The summarized from this research have been shown that def-t PAUD students in highly categorized.

Background: Internet and digital devices are one of the essentialities of present-day life as we depend on them for information, inter-personal relationships, entertainment and even economic transactions. The number of hours being spent by individuals has been increasing day by day. Due to addictive nature of the problem, internet addiction or digital addiction disorder has been coined. This study was carried among medical students associated with King Khalid University Abha Saudi Arabia, with aim to analyze epidemiological aspects of internet/digital usage among the group specified.Methods: It was a prospective study. 153 subjects responded to online questionnaire sent through Whatsapp. Majority of subjects responding were female medical students, followed by dental students.Results: Results from the study found that about 21.57% of students were using internet for more than 10 hours out of 24 on daily basis. The most common used applications on mobiles was WhatsApp (94.12%). 42.48% of students suffered from sleep disturbance. 44.4% thought that digital devices are very important for their lives.Conclusions: Study reveals a very serious trend in terms of time spent by students on internet and also the adverse health issues due to same, with evidence of dependence in a subset of students. Study recommend that awareness is a key factor as internet usage is more personal but having an impact not only on individual but also on society as well.

This article examines the socio-psychological aspects of a tolerant person, as well as the factors that determine the strategies of interethnic interaction in a multinational society, which were formed in historical practice and are determined by the economic and political structure of society as a whole. The student environment is one of the most intense and intense places of interethnic contacts. Traditionally, in an educational institution, an important way to improve the educational process, which involves comfortable psychological interpersonal relationships, is to develop methods that contribute to the formation of interethnic tolerance. The North Ossetian state medical Academy is a modern multi-level system of continuous training of specialists of higher medical and pharmaceutical education belonging to different national confessions. An important activity of SOGMA is the development of international relations and cooperation with foreign students. The annual events are aimed at forming a positive attitude of students to cultural differences. Representatives of various ethnic communities meet at the University, various systems of worldview and perception of the world are formed, as a result, students ' stereotypes of interethnic consciousness and behavior are strengthened. The study involved 50 students of the 1st year of dental and 50 students of the 6th year of medical faculties of the fgbou VO SOGMA. Diagnostics of General communicative tolerance V. V. Boyko allows you to diagnose tolerant and intolerant attitudes that manifest themselves in the process of communication. E. Bogardus ' scale of social distance determines the degree of psychological closeness of people and the ease of their interaction. Tolerance is an important component of effective interethnic interaction of medical students, which serves as the basis for resolving social and interethnic conflicts and achieving mutual respect for the interests of all religious denominations.

Um aumento significativo de recém-nascidos com microcefalia ocorreu desde 2015 no Brasil. Este relato descreve ações extensionistas desenvolvidas pelos discentes do curso de Odontologia de uma universidade pública brasileira. De 2017 a 2019, efetuaram-se ações de prevenção de doenças e promoção de saúde bucal, acompanhamento do desenvolvimento dentário/craniofacial e tratamento odontológico em indivíduos com Microcefalia. Foram atendidas 17 crianças e 2 adolescentes. Referente a hábitos alimentares e higiene oral, observou-se dieta pastosa e noturna, ausência de escovação da língua e a dentária, apenas uma vez por dia. Na análise facial, desarmonia e comprometimento funcional orofacial. No exame intraoral, observou-se biofilme visível, interposição lingual anterior atípica, mastigação unilateral, bruxismo dentário e desenvolvimento dentário normal. Realizaram-se abordagens educativas de higiene oral aos familiares, atenciosos ao aprendizado. O atendimento odontológico ocorreu de acordo com as necessidades de risco de cárie, desgastes dentários e doença periodontal. Houve a promoção do conhecimento científico e os benefícios advindos do ensino, pesquisa e extensão destas ações proporcionaram um elo entre a comunidade acadêmica e a sociedade.
 Palavras-chave: Assistência Odontológica; Pessoas com Deficiências; Saúde Pública; Odontologia
 Promotion of oral health in individuals with microcephaly: Experience report
 Abstract: A significant increase in newborns with microcephaly has occurred since 2015 in Brazil. This report describes extension actions developed by students of the Dentistry course at a Brazilian public university. From 2017 to 2019, actions for preventing oral diseases, monitoring dental/craniofacial development, and dental treatment were made available to individuals with microcephaly by students of the Dentistry course at UESB. Seventeen children and two teenagers were attended. A pasty and nocturnal diet, absence of tongue, and dental brushing were observed only once a day regarding eating habits and oral hygiene. In facial analysis, disharmony and orofacial functional impairment. Visible biofilm, atypical anterior lingual interposition, unilateral chewing, dental bruxism, and normal tooth development were observed in the intraoral examination. Educational approaches on oral hygiene were carried out to family members, attentive to learning. The dental care was following the needs of risk of caries, dental wear, and periodontal disease. Scientific knowledge was promoted. The benefits arising from teaching, research, and the extension regarding these actions link the academic community and society.
 Keywords: Dental Care; People with disabilities; Public Health; Dentistry

Background: Oral function deterioration is related to a variety of factors, including aging, decline in activities of daily living, malnutrition, and cognitive decline. This cross-sectional study examined the effects of aging on oral function in healthy individuals. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 175 healthy, independent patients aged 40–89 years, without dementia and with ≥20 teeth, who visited a local dental clinic in Japan. Patients were compared with 92 university students aged 20–29 years. The seven criteria proposed by the Japanese Society of Gerodontology to diagnose “oral hypofunction” were observed and statistically analyzed. Results: Compared with those in the control group, the degree of tongue coating was increased in the group aged over 80 years, occlusal force was decreased in the group aged 70–79 years, tongue motor function was decreased in the groups aged 60–69 years and older, and tongue pressure was decreased in the groups aged 70–79 years and older. Conclusions: Healthy, independent individuals maintained several oral function criteria across aging, including oral mucosal wetness, occlusal force, lip motor function, masticatory function, and swallowing function. Tongue motor function and tongue pressure decreased with aging, indicating that these may be rehabilitation targets.

The article highlights the level of interest and motivation of students with different levels of health of students during physical education classes. The influence of various factors on the attitude of students to a physically active, healthy lifestyle has been studied. The study of motives that enhance the desire of student youth to regular physical education and sports is one of the important pedagogical problems in physical education, as motives are crucial in behavior and stimulation of active activities. Due to the low motivation to engage in physical education among modern student youth, there is a need to find ways to increase this motivation and highlight the experience of its implementation in the educational process of the medical university, which determines the relevance of our study.
 The aim of the study is to study the mechanisms of personal health of students of medical institutions of higher education and ways to strengthen and preserve it through physical self-improvement with the use of health technologies, which is vital for professional development of students in distance learning.
 Data from a questionnaire survey of students of 1-2 courses of medical, dental and pharmaceutical faculties of Donetsk National Medical University aged 17-23 years to different types, forms and means of physical activity in free time were used. The proposed algorithm for compiling a preventive and health program for the development of health of EG students contributed to their physical self-improvement, which was reflected in the state of functional systems of the body, resulting in significant changes in personal health. Thus, the obtained data revealed a positive trend: the high level of health of future professionals increased by 5.5%, above the average by 14.5%, and the average by 8.9%. The low and below average health levels of the subjects decreased by 10.0% and 18.9%, respectively. Involving students in physical education classes is an integral part of overall development, an important factor in strengthening all aspects of health. In turn, the study of the mechanisms of personal health of students of higher medical institutions and ways to preserve it, based on physical self-improvement with the use of health technologies, will increase students' motivation to exercise, which will positively affect their emotional and physical health. During the study it was found that the formation of a healthy lifestyle of students of higher medical education is a process of acquiring knowledge, skills, abilities about a healthy lifestyle, which provides the foundation of physical, spiritual well-being and success in professional activities; the formation of a stable motivation for caring for their own health and physical training, development of physical and mental qualities, creative use of physical culture, to ensure high efficiency and creative longevity, the ability to work professionally without psychological costs for successful professional activity in the chosen specialty. conditions of distance learning. The formation of a socially active personality in harmony with physical development is an important condition for preparing a graduate of a higher education institution for professional activity in society.