What our students say

Alice has always been interested in dentistry, but sport has also been an integral part of her university experience.

Sunil was surprised to realise that dentistry isn't all about teeth. He chose Sheffield for its balance of lectures and practical clinical work.

Phoebe chose Sheffield because of its outreach programme, and the opportunity it provides to give students a glimpse of what real-world dentistry looks like.

Originally from Warwickshire, Emma came to Sheffield for the course but ended up falling in love with the city.

Divya completed her dental training in India, before pursuing a master’s in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. It was during this time that she was introduced to the concept of digital dentistry, and her curiosity eventually led her to our Dental Technology course at the University of Sheffield.

Rayan explains how a quest to improve his skills and gain new knowledge led him to our MSc in Dental Technology at the University of Sheffield, which he describes as "one of the most prestigious institutions in the world".

As a dentist interested in paediatrics and a university teaching assistant, Sultan pursued postgraduate study at the University of Sheffield to achieve his personal and professional goals. Sultan tells us more about his experiences as a master’s student and about life in the city.

Marian qualified as a Dentist from the University of Birmingham in 2005 and worked for a few years as a General Dental Practitioner before starting her postgraduate training in Endodontics. She completed a MSc in Advanced Endodontics from the European University of Madrid in 2010. In 2017 Marian started studying DClinDent Endodontics with us at the School of Clinical Dentistry, graduating in 2020. She now works as a Specialist Endodontist.

Chhaya completed her dentistry training in India, and was inspired to further her public health knowledge after observing her patients’ oral health practices. Chhaya explains what she enjoyed most about the course, and the spark it has ignited within her to obtain a PhD.

Astari is a dentist and junior lecturer working in the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department at the Universitas Airlangga in Indonesia. She explains how our Diagnostic Oral Pathology master’s course filled a gap in her knowledge, allowing her to provide expert teaching to students at her university.

“A very rewarding part of doing a PhD for me were the many opportunities to meet interesting fellow academics to discuss research and exchange ideas”, explains Katharina.

Born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Alhassan’s research focused on isolation and characterization of special types of viruses called phages, which can recognize and kill bacterial cells. This project is supervised by Professor Graham Stafford and Dr. Joey Shepherd at the school of Clinical Dentistry.

Born and raised in Virginia, USA and from Libyan origin, Areeg chose Sheffield to research the mechanism of bone invasion in oral cancer, supervised by Dr Daniel Lambert and Dr Syed Ali Khurram, at the School of Clinical Dentistry.