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QMUL Student Support

Planned and Unplanned absence

To report either a planned or unplanned absence from any teaching, please access the form online here or scan this QR code with your phone.

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IN CRISIS SUPPORT

IF YOUR LIFE IS IN DANGER OR IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH) CALL 999

For further support information visit the QMUL Help in Crisis Page

Drop-In Sessions

The SSO holds student drop-in sessions every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30pm-1:30pm

Please either visit office 20, fourth floor of the Dental Hospital or email dental.sso@qmul.ac.uk at the time of the drop-in and a member of the SSO will call you on Teams within the drop-in hour.

Drop-ins are short initial meetings (about 10-15 minutes long) with the Student Support Officer.

The Student Support Drop-In sessions are for students who may not have booked an appointment but feel on the day that they could benefit from speaking to a member of the team.

They are run on a first come, first served basis and can fill up quickly, so please aim to arrive for the start of the session.

A few reasons you might attend drop in:

They can be a quick way to get an answer to a question or to get support
To get further information about our services
To be signposted to a different team
To make initial contact for a longer meeting.

If you cannot make any of the drop-in times, please get in touch as we can make other arrangements for you to speak to us (including phone and video call appointments) outside of these times.

Section outline

- Select activity British Doctors and Dentists' GroupA group of doct...
  
  British Doctors and Dentists' Group
  
  A group of doctors and dentists who are recovering from, or wish to recover from, addiction / dependency on alcohol and / or other drugs.
  
  w: http://www.bddg.org/
- Select activity Addiction and alcoholism in dentistry
  
  Addiction and alcoholism in dentistry File
  
  This BDJ article was written by a dentist who was ultimately helped by the Dentists Health Support Trust to get back on track with his life.
  
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- Select activity Have you been affected by a family member struggli...
  
  Have you been affected by a family member struggling with alcohol use?
  There is support for family at Al-anon: https://www.al-anonuk.org.uk/
- Select activity Fitness to PracticeIf you or a fellow student are ...
  
  Fitness to Practice
  If you or a fellow student are using recreational drugs or drinking large quantities of alcohol, please speak to us as soon as possible.
  The GDC takes a very hard line on these behaviours and you may be subject to a fitness to practice process if you are found to be behaving in this way. This does not prevent you from graduating or from having a fulfilling career in dentistry. However, not seeking help could prevent both.
  
  Please have a look at this case study from the GDC about a student using drugs and speak to us or Advice and Counselling sooner rather than later if you are concerned about your drug or alcohol use.