Lost my motivation

“I love dentistry for the practical skills and the good feeling of helping people in need. I question if I want to still pursue.”  Kathy prompted me to her partner’s state of mind. “Manjrul is kind of lost these days. I’m a bit worried...

SEAADE 2022 Panel Discussions

Competencies for the future Dentist What skills and competencies are required to be mastered by the present students to be leaders of the future? This was a most relevant topic put forth as a panel discussion. Dr Ng, CEO Q&M Group started it off with a...

Data Analytics and AI

This post outlines the course I would like to have for dentists or dental students. The outline does not reflect any existing or future course and if so will be purely coincidental. This post will be updated based on inputs and feedback. Purpose of course – To...

Stress Management in Dental Students

I had an opportunity to design and conduct a stress management workshop for the Year 3 dental students as part of the Wellness module. Earlier, I used to run a series of slides and have a discussion. I wanted to do a bit of hands-on this time but was at a loss. My...

I can’t obviously email you

I consider the university a safe place. Safe for students, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. There are structures and processes in place where students are engaged in decision making as well as are able to provide constructive and critical feedback....