Institute of Dentistry - School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

05/08/2026

We are excited to share that we ranked 4th in the UK for positive responses in the NSS 2026!

Thank you to all our recent graduates for participating in the survey and our dedicated staff who teach and support our students.

07/07/2026

We are recruiting for Clinical Lecturer (Scholarship)/Clinical Teaching Fellow. Vacancy closes on 31/07/2026.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified General Dental Surgeons for the full or part-time post of Clinical Lecturer or Clinical Teaching Fellow in Primary Care Dentistry. Part-time posts will be timetabled to follow a regular weekly pattern of teaching clinics which includes Mondays and/or Thursdays.

These roles are ideal for skilled General Dental Practitioners who would like to expand their clinical portfolio by teaching and favourably influencing the education of the next generation of dentists whilst developing professional relationships with colleagues.

http://abdn.io/2iw

03/07/2026

Many congratulations again to our new dentists who graduated yesterday morning!

Special congratulations to this year prize winners:
Dr Luka Van Wees - Best overall academic performance in the final year of the BDS programme (Prize sponsored by DDU)
Dr Jack Feguson - Best Overall Laboratory Proficiency (Sponsored by Skillbond)
Dr Oliver Murray - Award for Excellence in Endodontics. Tom Pitt-Ford Prize Winner (British Endodontic Society)
Dr Hayley Massie - Best Case Report in Paediatric Dentistry

Here are few photos from yesterday's special day.

02/07/2026

You can watch the Class of 2026 graduate live via the link below:

Congratulations to all who are graduating today!

Congratulations to all our graduands and best wishes for the future...

22/06/2026

University of Aberdeen graduate, Dr Vlad Costin Iliescu, has recently participated in the EOS (European Orthodontic Society) Congress 2026 in Dublin, where he presented an e-poster on a project he completed with Professor Khaled Khalaf, The Institute Director, during his Dental Core Training year.

The project was titled “Aesthetic Evaluation of Surgical Exposure and Orthodontic Alignment of Previously Impacted Maxillary Central Incisors.”

As part of this work, he also developed a clinical booklet designed to help clinicians explain treatment options and expected outcomes to patients and their families when managing similar cases.

Congratulations to Vlad on this great achievement!

05/06/2026

Exciting PhD opportunity for a self-funded PhD student:

PhD Project - Dental implications of GLP-1 receptor obesity medicines at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com

02/06/2026

Professor Karolin Hijazi, Chair in Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine in the School of MMSN, University of Aberdeen was invited to the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Parliamentary Roundtable at the House of Commons on 18th May 2026, which brought together AMR researchers, clinicians, cross-party parliamentarians, UKHSA, BSAC and patient advocates to translate research into policy action. Many thanks to Dr Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy for leading and convening the session and to the University of Hertfordshire for hosting the important event.

During the session, Prof Hijazi had the opportunity to speak to the group (pictured below) about her research on biocide stewardship and how hospital decolonisation practices can drive AMR in low-MRSA settings and provide recommendations for better stewardship for biocides in current UK guidance.

The group’s discussion produced five policy recommendations which will underpin a policy brief with key recommendations for future AMR policy, antimicrobial stewardship, and health-system implementation. Register here to receive the outputs (policy brief, key findings): http://abdn.io/2eq.


(Picture courtesy of Dr Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy)

20/03/2026

Happy World Oral Health Day!

12/03/2026

Happy University Mental Health Day 2026!

If you are a student, you can find wellbeing resources here: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/support/wellbeing/

If you are a staff member, you can find wellbeing resources here:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/working-here/wellbeing/

As part of University Mental Health Day 2026 the Principal and your Vice President for Welfare met to sign and commit to our new Student Mental Health Agreement that will cover the next 3 years plans for student mental health and wellbeing priorities, jointly committed to by both the University and the Student’s Union. Read more about our plans here: http://abdn.io/23c

06/03/2026

Happy National Dentists Day 2026!🦷