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The post-pandemic future of dentistry

Professor Philip Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, reflects on new research which examines the financial and human cost of gum disease, and what it might mean...
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Your College for Your World. An Update by the RCSEd Dental Dean

With the fabulous news that the RCSEd First World Dental Conference is now open for booking, I am looking forward to you joining us in September for this amazing event. We have a stellar line up of speakers who are a...
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The RACS 89th Annual Scientific Congress - RCSEd Hub

 The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh recently hosted the official Edinburgh hub in partnership with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) for the 89th Annual Scientific Congress on 13 and 14 May. RC...
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Your College for Your World. An Update by the RCSEd Dental Dean

The Dean of the Dental Faculty and Convenor of Education had the great honour of presenting at the 42nd Asia Pacific Dental Conference, which was held virtually and in Colombo, Sri Lanka over 5415 miles away. This...
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Peace For Our Time? An Update by the RCSEd Dental Dean

Peace for Our Time? When Anthony Eden proclaimed that he had negotiated a peace agreement after his ill-fated trip to Geneva in 1938, he was convinced he had prevented the World War that was to follow. The consequenc...
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A tribute to our patron HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh

Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, reflects on HRH Prince Philip’s time as patron of the College following the sad news of his passing. HRH Prince Philip played a...
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The Faculty of Dental Surgery Dean's Update

Dear Colleagues and Friends, Since the last Dean's Update, the College team have been very busy working on everyone’s behalf to ensure the Dental Faculty remains contemporaneous in our offerings around the world. On...
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Celebrating Women in Surgery for International Women's Day

This International Women’s Day, we took the opportunity as a College to recognise the vital role played by women all over the world in the surgical profession, many of whom have been working tirelessly over the last t...
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International Women's Day

For International Women's Day The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH) have spoken to women who work in all disciplines across remote, rural and humanitarian healthcare and asked them about the...
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Dentists Welcome New National Powers for Water Fluoridation

An update from the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery Dean, Professor Philip Taylor. Water fluoridation is the single, most effective, safe, national prevention action a government can make on behalf of the population t...
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Faculty of Perioperative Care – 2021 Update

We are delighted to be able to update you on the Faculty of Perioperative Care as we approach completion of its 5th year since its beginning in 2016. During this time there has been increasing recognition about the im...
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COVID-19: We must steel ourselves in the ‘final push’ to help get us through the pandemic

Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, discusses the significance of the vaccine and how staying at home is now non-negotiable in order to protect the NHS. It is diffi...
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