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The Best Way to Revise for Exams- Make It Stick Summary and Review part 3

Learning Styles A strategy that schools really like to emphasise is that we should stick to our ‘learning style’- this is basically the only thing I remember from lectures on revision. And I’ve always thought this was slightly dodgy but have never been able to explicitly say why. The authors come up with a veryContinue reading “The Best Way to Revise for Exams- Make It Stick Summary and Review part 3”

The Best Way to Revise for Exams- Make It Stick summary and review part 2

Recall and Retrieval Retrieval or recall is proven to be one the most effective way to study (numerous studies discussed in the book) and I personally believe it is one of the easiest to implement . The definition is pretty self-evident- it involves recalling facts and concepts from memory. An example of this is flashcardsContinue reading “The Best Way to Revise for Exams- Make It Stick summary and review part 2”

The Best To Revise For Exams – Make It Stick review and summary part 1

Learning is a very intuitive thing that we do throughout your lives. From learning to speak to learning to drive a car, we are constantly putting information into our brain- to learn is human nature. However, many of us are trying to learn new things the wrong way. Gone are the days of your 2 year old brain which can pick up a completely new language, having only lived for a fraction of your life. Our brain doesn’t simply soak up information like a sponge anymore and we haven’t really been taught an effective way to assimilate new concepts since.

How To Answer Scenario Questions (ethics, empathy, confidentiality, consent): Dental/Medical MMI tips

Pillars of ethics Structure Rules And Principles For Talking About Most Scenarios Consent GDC Most scenario questions are based along these principles so learning them would be very useful. Good things to learn include: Equality Act Moral Stances Talking to Patients

Medicine and Dentistry Application Top Tips

There is no shortage of tips for applying to medical school (and there is a shortage for dental school). However, as a prospective dental student I found that much of these tips were not very useful and are pretty standard advice. These are the tips and strategies I developed through my experience with the whole application process that helped me secure a place at a top university in the UK.

Hot Topics in Dentistry: MMIs- part 2

Amalgam Amalgam is a commonly used mixture of metals for filling teeth. It’s usually made from mercury with some other metal like nickel. Cons: Pros: Sugar Tax The tax was first introduced for soft drinks in Mexico as measure to reduce the childhood obesity epidemic. Pros: Cons: Fluoridation Fluoride is sometimes put into water systemsContinue reading “Hot Topics in Dentistry: MMIs- part 2”

Hot Topics in Dentistry: MMIs- part 1

NHS Costs Tell us about your understanding of dentistry in the NHS.Do you think dentistry should be performed by the NHS for freeWhy do you think NHS dentistry costs money? Contracts Tell us about your understanding of UDAs. Why do you think so many dentists are going private? Tell us about your understanding of NHSContinue reading “Hot Topics in Dentistry: MMIs- part 1”