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Dr Shan Gandhi

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – an RCSEd MFDS Update by Dr Shan Gandhi

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MFDS team continues to embrace the themes and the spirit of building on the work of our previous ‘giants’. Over the last year, there has been a resurgence in Part 2 candidates, and this success has been built on our history of forged relationships and our reputation as the ‘friendly’ College.

Dental

RCSEd Dental Diploma Ceremony

RCSEd Marks Second Dental-Only Diploma Ceremony in College History

The 18th and final Diploma Ceremony for 2025 on 16 December was a special occasion for the Faculty of Dental Surgery. For the second time in the history of the College, all of the diplomates receiving their awards were from the Faculty of Dental Surgery. The only other occasion this occurred was in 2022, as part of the 40th year celebrations of the founding of the Faculty.

Dental

Presentation to Professor Tim Graham by SASL Committee Members

Reflecting on the 2025 RCSEd SAS and LED Surgeons’ and Dentists’ Conference

The 2025 RCSEd SAS and LED Surgeons’ and Dentists’ Conference brought our community together once again at the new Regional Centre in Birmingham, and it was a genuine privilege to be part of a day that reaffirmed just how integral SAS and LED clinicians are to the functioning, resilience and future of surgical and dental services across the UK.

Choosing a Different Path: Reflections on a Career Beyond the Hospital

In this article, new Chair of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH), Dr Thomas Pols shares his journey from embarking on a career within medicine to exploring the world of policy, business, and diplomacy. Thomas speaks on the twists and turns along his career path and discovering his true passion.

Faculties

Global CARE Launch Event - 26 June 2025

Surgery Saves Lives, Access Changes Everything: Global CARE Launches

On Thursday 26 June 2025, the College’s officially launched Global CARE - Creating Access to Resources and Education. This pivotal occasion marked a transformative step forward in the College's commitment to global health equity, bringing together Members, Fellows, donors, and partners who share our vision of a fairer, more equitable global healthcare system.

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18 February 2026 Dental

Dental Dean Update - Thirty Years of Cone-beam CT Imaging, But Do We Take Too Many scans?

Imaging has come a long way since the early radiographic pioneers using long exposure times and high radiation doses. Although reassuringly, radiation protection is now carefully controlled, three decades on from the beginnings of CBCT, the total number of CBCT scans continues to grow substantially across the globe.
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26 January 2026 Dental

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – an RCSEd MFDS Update by Dr Shan Gandhi

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh MFDS team continues to embrace the themes and the spirit of building on the work of our previous ‘giants’. Over the last year, there has been a resurgence in Part 2 candidates, and this success has been built on our history of forged relationships and our reputation as the ‘friendly’ College.
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15 January 2026 Dental

RCSEd Marks Second Dental-Only Diploma Ceremony in College History

The 18th and final Diploma Ceremony for 2025 on 16 December was a special occasion for the Faculty of Dental Surgery. For the second time in the history of the College, all of the diplomates receiving their awards were from the Faculty of Dental Surgery. The only other occasion this occurred was in 2022, as part of the 40th year celebrations of the founding of the Faculty.
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12 January 2026 Dental

Dental Dean Update – the Best Laid Schemes

“The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry” is a quote from the poem 'To a Mouse', written by Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet and lyricist from the 18th century. In the poem, Burns reflects on the plight of the mouse whose nest is destroyed by a plough, noting the fragility of life and our plans.
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15 December 2025

Transforming Surgical Safety Across Nepal: The Surgery Shield Project

The Surgery Shield Project, funded by RCSEd’s Global CARE, trained 533 healthcare professionals across Nepal to reduce surgical site infections. Knowledge scores rose from 55% to 85%, with improved practices and confidence. Inclusive and low-cost, the project promoted gender equity and created a scalable model for safer surgery in resource-limited settings.
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8 December 2025 Dental

Festive Dental Dean Update – Let’s Celebrate as 2025 ends and 2026 Begins

In 2025, FDS engaged in significant transformations alongside the College's governance changes, culminating in the introduction of new Dental Regulations. The Faculty welcomed more voting rights for Dental Executive members and Tim O’Brien's appointment as Deputy Dean led to a record 86% increase in examination activity, with a notable rise in candidates both in the UK and internationally.
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3 December 2025

Reflecting on the 2025 RCSEd SAS and LED Surgeons’ and Dentists’ Conference

The 2025 RCSEd SAS and LED Surgeons’ and Dentists’ Conference brought our community together once again at the new Regional Centre in Birmingham, and it was a genuine privilege to be part of a day that reaffirmed just how integral SAS and LED clinicians are to the functioning, resilience and future of surgical and dental services across the UK.
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19 November 2025

The York Burnout Event Highlights Urgent Need for Wellbeing in Healthcare

Held on 14 October 2025 in York, England, the York Burnout Event brought together over 50 healthcare professionals for a day of honest, impactful discussion on burnout and wellbeing in surgery.
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19 November 2025 Dental

Dental Dean Update – How Dental Care Evolved from 2000 to 2025

The world has moved on a great deal and dentistry has morphed quite considerably since the new millennium. Do you remember the run-up with all the hopes, expectations, and worries about would happen to technology as the computers rolled over from 1999 to 2000 and beyond? The early 2000’s witnessed the phasing out of film radiography in preference for digital radiographic images.
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21 October 2025 Dental

RCSEd Dental Ambassadors Conference 2025 Roundup

The annual RCSEd Dental Ambassadors Conference took place online on Thursday 18 September, bringing together international speakers and attendees for a wide-ranging and engaging day of presentations.
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20 October 2025 Dental

Dental Dean Update – Small Potatoes

I have been planning to write on this subject for some time but the ‘big potatoes’ have kept me preoccupied. The world of dentistry is ever evolving and as an academic clinician, I can’t help being continually distracted with new techniques, gadgets, technologies and research opportunities. So, it is finally time for the small potatoes to make it to the blog.
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6 October 2025

HSSIB impact: life-saving difference for acute aortic dissection patients By Gareth Owens. In association with Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland and the Think Aorta

To mark Global Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, Gareth Owens from the national patient charity blogs about the impact two HSSIB reports have had, with hundreds more people now receiving life-saving emergency aortic surgery every year. Gareth Owens is Founding Chair of Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland.
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3 October 2025 Faculties

Choosing a Different Path: Reflections on a Career Beyond the Hospital

In this article, new Chair of the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH), Dr Thomas Pols shares his journey from embarking on a career within medicine to exploring the world of policy, business, and diplomacy. Thomas speaks on the twists and turns along his career path and discovering his true passion.
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29 September 2025

Anatomy and the Surgeon - From a surgical examiner's perspective

Explore why anatomy is central to safe surgery. From an RCSEd examiner’s perspective, see how the MRCS exam and Wade Programme emphasise applied anatomical knowledge for patient safety, operative skill and surgical training excellence.
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17 September 2025 Patient Safety

World Patient Safety Day 2025 Blogs

The College will publish a series of blogs for World Patient Safety Day 2025 focusing on surgical and dental safety for newborns and children. Written by patients, families, carers and members of the College community, these blogs will share practical examples of how patients, clinical teams and healthcare organisations can work together to improve safety in medical and surgical care.
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