MESSAGES FOR ALL
Tepe Sessions - Message from Debbie Withers
Lisa Gibbs from Tepe will be running some sessions for all students in February 2023.
On Friday 10th February 2023 there are some online sessions run via MS Teams (links to follow:
L5 Dental Hygiene - 10.00am
L6 Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy - 11.00am
On Tuesday 14th February 2023 there are two face to face sessions for L4 students in WBB 0.24:
Dental Hygiene Cohort at 1pm
Dental Therapy Cohort at 2.30pm
On Tuesday 21st February 2023 there is an online session run via MS Teams (links to follow):
L5 Dental Hygiene & Dental Therapy - 10.00am
Online Discussion Forums - Message from Course Leads
Following the Student Voice Committee and to facilitate communication across the Dental Academy, online discussion forums have been set up on your course Moodle pages (in the first section of the course specific Moodle sites towards the top of the page) and there is one for each level of students so that communications can be directed between us (academic team) and specific student groups but you will have access to L 4, L5 and L6 course forums.
If you have questions, comments, or feedback that you would like to raise on a course level please post your questions. Your course lead will monitor the discussion posts regularly and we hope this will work to improve communication between students and staff.
DENTAL NURSING
DENTAL HYGIENE
Placement absence reporting - Message from Emma Mason
If you are unwell on the day of your placement, you must report to your absence to your placement provider. Please also call the absence phone line (02392 843946) before 8.15 am on the first day of your absence. (Give their full name, course and year of study). The clinical absence form must also be completed.
Placement - Message from Emma Mason
If you have any issues or concerns whilst you are on placement at QA Hospital, please contact Emma Middleton, Tel: 02392 286000, Ext: 4268 or Bleep No: 2260.
Placements - Message from Emma Mason
You should all now have access to the placement timetable, this can also be found on the UPDA Student Placement Resources moodle site. If you are having trouble accessing this, please let me know.
Please make sure you read the information on moodle and the below fully, these are important points with some actions that you must complete prior to attending your placement.
Brush UP
You have all been timetabled at least once to attend a Brush-UP school visit.
Please can you arrive at the Dental Academy at 8:45 am (PortDec area - to sign in and collect your masks) where you will be given a brief and taken by taxi to the school, you can expect to be there until 12 noon. You will be accompanied by a dentist and a staff dental nurse, you are in very safe hands. The Brush-UP programme has been running for 11 years now and most of our schools have been part of the programme since then so they also know what to expect. Please arrive in smart clothes, you will be issued with a purple t-shirt.
Travel expenses
Travel expenses for placements are now claimed via the Learning Support Fund https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund/travel-and-dual-accommodation-expenses
If you are not eligible to apply for this, please contact Cathryn Moult.
DENTAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL THERAPY
Postgraduate Diploma and MSc (Top Up) in Advanced Restorative Dental Therapy - Message from Leanna Wynne
Applications are still open for our Postgraduate Diploma and MSc (Top Up) in Advanced Restorative Dental Therapy for September 2023. Please see attached information, any queries please email me leanna.wynne@port.ac.uk.
Solent Feedback Forms - Message from Emma Mason
When going on your placement at Solent, please can you take a copy of the Solent placement feedback form for students with you so your mentor can provide you with feedback from your placement. This can be found on moodle under the placement folder, I will also print some copies and place these in the pigeon holes.
Placement absence reporting - Message from Emma Mason
If you are unwell on the day of your placement, you must report to your absence to your placement provider. Please also call the absence phone line (02392 843946) before 8.15 am on the first day of your absence. (Give their full name, course and year of study). The clinical absence form must also be completed.
Dental Therapy Foundation Training Scheme - Message from Sarah Barber
Please see attached flyer for further information regarding the Thames Valley and Wessex Dental Therapy Foundation Training Scheme.
Placement - Message from Emma Mason
If you have any issues or concerns whilst you are on placement at QA Hospital, please contact Emma Middleton, Tel: 02392 286000, Ext: 4268 or Bleep No: 2260.
Placements - Message from Emma Mason
You should all now have access to the placement timetable, this can also be found on the UPDA Student Placement Resources moodle site. If you are having trouble accessing this, please let me know.
Please make sure you read the information on moodle and the below fully, these are important points with some actions that you must complete prior to attending your placement.
Poswillo
When you go to Poswillo please make sure you take the feedback form with you, it can be found on the Placement Moodle page also you will need to take your FFP3 mask.
When you have attended your placement at Poswillo, please can you take a photo of your extractions data sheet and give the paper copy to me.
Solent - Community Dental Services
When you visit Solent Community you will need to take the 360 Assessment form (can be found on Moodle) as well as emailing your mentor a week prior to attendance to introduce yourself and see what the requirements are i.e. best way to get there, where to park, can you buy lunch or should you take it with you. I will upload the contact details onto the Moodle page for you. Please note Bitterne Solent does not have left-handed bays, if you are left-handed please let me know.
Please make sure you contact the mentor at your Solent location at least a week before you are due to arrive. You can find the contact details on the Placement Moodle Page
Brush UP
You have all been timetabled at least once to attend a Brush-UP school visit.
Please can you arrive at the Dental Academy at 8:45 am (PortDec area - to sign in and collect your masks) where you will be given a brief and taken by taxi to the school, you can expect to be there until 12 noon. You will be accompanied by a dentist and a staff dental nurse, you are in very safe hands. The Brush-UP programme has been running for 11 years now and most of our schools have been part of the programme since then so they also know what to expect. Please arrive in smart clothes, you will be issued with a purple t-shirt.
Travel expenses
Travel expenses for placements are now claimed via the Learning Support Fund https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund/travel-and-dual-accommodation-expenses
If you are not eligible to apply for this, please contact Cathryn Moult.