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Chair of medicine inaugural talk
MVLS COLLEGE LECTURE SERIES
Professor John Gibson, who last year was appointed chair of medicine in relation to dentistry at Glasgow Dental School, recently gave his inaugural lecture as part of the MVLS College lecture series. Prof Gibson, who graduated in both dentistry (1986) and medicine (1992) from the University of Glasgow, covered clinical, teaching and research aspects of his previous roles and his aspirations for the future in the new post he now occupies. His wide-ranging lecture included refer-
ences to many social as well as scientific concepts, identifying the critical impor- tance of dealing with inequalities and the importance of re-aligning dentistry within the medical fraternity, from which in recent years it has become separated to a degree. After graduating from medical school,
Prof Gibson undertook house jobs in Glasgow and Stirling before being appointed lecturer in oral medicine at the University of Glasgow. He completed his higher clinical training and PhD, spending some time in Charlotte, North Carolina in the US, before being promoted to senior lecturer in 2000. He also spent two years as associate dean
for postgraduate dental education with NHS Education for Scotland as well as a year studying theology at the University of the Highlands and Islands. In 2004 he joined the staff at the
Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute before joining Dundee Dental School in 2006, where he had the responsibility for the clinical medical sciences course and pursued his research interests in education and oral cancer. He is also a member of the GDC’s Fitness
to Practise panel, where he is the chair of the professional conduct, health and interim orders committees.
Bilingual dental nurse
picks up top award Bernadetta Nowinska is named NHS Education for Scotland (north region) Dental Nurse of the Year
A Polish-born dental nurse working in Thurso has been awarded NHS Education for Scotland’s (NES) Dental Nurse of the Year award for the north region. Bernadetta Nowinska, from Dunbar
Dental Centre in Thurso, was shortlisted alongside four other newly-qualified dental nurses: Martina Devit, Orkney; Jillian Mackay, Stornoway; Elaine MacIver, Stornoway; and Joanne Weatherstone from Inverness. Each year, assessors for the SVQ 3 and
PDA in Dental Nursing are asked to nomi- nate anyone they feel are worthy for the award and, this year, five out of 36 candi- dates were nominated. The nominations
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are based on the candidate’s nursing ability, organisation of patients for workplace observations and any other criteria that makes them stand out. The final decision is made by a repre-
sentative from The Dental Directory who sponsor the award. As a Polish speaker with English as
her second language, Bernadetta was comended, not only for all her assessments, but for being able to converse to patients in both Polish and English during her oral health project talk. Bernadetta is pictured receiving her
award from Isobel Madden, assistant director for NES north region.
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