Session 1 of our Annual Dental Conference will look at realistic medicine and value-based health and care. Speakers in this session will include CDO Scotland, Catherine Labinjoh, Fraser Gilmore, Dr Calum Lindsay and Sharon pfleger. Find out more at: rcp.sg/dental24 Callum Wemyss

Not long to go! At Glasgow Central Station on Monday & Tuesday @Dentaltraumauk University of Glasgow Dental School & Glasgow Warriors will share tips on preventing dental injuries, & you can even test your skills with the giant jigsaw! 🦷 NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHSGGC Oral Health Directorate #SaveATooth #DentalHealth

Tomorrow is #OverdoseAwarenessDay, some of our Navigator Scotland teams have been out early raising awareness of the dangers of drugs, the 1172 preventable deaths last year & the services available to support people including ours. Here’s Marc Nelson who was in Dundee with Tom

#OverdoseAwarenessDay and Navigator Scotland Caroline and Valene from Hairmyres ED have been working with Turning Point Scotland in Hairmyres and taking part in an event at South Lanarkshire Beacons with partners. Raising awareness, offering support and harm reduction #naloxonesaveslives

The next meeting of EM at the Deep End takes the theme of Violence and Reducing the Harm. Huge inequalities, but potential in EM to host intervention Join us online (or in-person in Glasgow) 1.30-4.30pm Friday 4th October. Invites go out soon to our mailing list or DM for a link

‘It stains your brain': How social media algorithms show violence to boys bbc.com/news/articles/… “You get the picture in your head and you can't get it out. [It] stains your brain. And so you think about it for the rest of the day,”

It’s Open Day tomorrow University of Glasgow come and speak to the UofGDentalSchool admissions team at the Wolfson Medical School all day with a talk at 10.15 in the James McCune Smith Learning Hub from Craig Mather and some of our amazing students #worldchangerswelcome 🦷

I wrote an op-ed to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day (10th Sept) and the BBC ALBA documentary Big Boys Don’t Cry which is broadcast tonight at 9pm & on iplayer BBC ALBA Starting today, let's work together to #ChangeTheNarrative on suicide #WSPD2024

Amazing to see how much the dental students from Malawi packed into their elective visit last week thanks to Jeremy Bagg Visiting Scotland thanks to Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow HOPE foundation. Look forward to meeting them both on Friday.

For too long, suicide has been shrouded in silence, stigma and misunderstanding By starting the conversation, we can change the narrative on suicide Suicide prevention is our collective responsibility, and together, we can create a world where every life is valued and supported

🎗️ Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Never has it been more important to use the word suicide. Talking about suicide reduces the risk. It might not be an easy conversation, but if you are worried about a friend or loved one ask them. "Are you thinking about suicide?" 🔄

Looking forward to speaking to the PG Cert in Paediatrics/Child Heath trainees today about the work we do Medics Against Violence and Navigator Scotland and Youth Navigator as examples of public health in action as part of their public health study day at QEUH.

samh.org.uk UK Samaritans: 116 123 US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988

Our new campaign with No Knives, Better Lives in partnership with Scottish Violence Reduction Unit & Medics Against Violence launched today! It's designed to support young people to navigate social media safely and prevent violence. Check out the toolkit! 🛠️ bit.ly/4cXI0yF

Delighted to share this important campaign. We know young people are going to use social media, and it’s important to enable them to use it in ways that are healthy. Collaborating with Medics Against Violence and YouthLink Scotland on this has been a privilege. #QuitFightingForLikes

In Edinburgh for the launch of our new violence prevention campaign to alert young people to the dangers of sharing images of fights on social media. It’s been great for us Medics Against Violence to partner with Scottish Violence Reduction Unit & No Knives, Better Lives on this important work #quitfightingforlikes

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It's Major Trauma Awareness Week and we're delighted to share our ‘Dear me’ campaign. Dear me is a powerful and enlightening glimpse into what it’s like coping with life-changing injury, and an inspiring insight into rebuilding life after major trauma. dayonetrauma.org/major-trauma-a…

You can submit an abstract until 25 October for our Annual Dental Conference: Embracing Realistic Dentistry. Entries should relate to case report, audit, quality improvement project or a clinical trial/study. Find out more at: ow.ly/HByw50Tp5Bg Prof Christine Goodall Callum Wemyss