Absolutely no problem, this is the kind of info I was dying for this time last year!
I really love PASS, I think the best people in the world to explain things to you are people who have already gone through it themselves :'
I'm hoping to maybe run some of the sessions next year if i get the chance.
Dentistry doesn't really involve dissections in first year (sorry to disappoint!). You'll be mainly looking at skull osteology and nerves and blood supply of the face. If you want to get ahead with this over summer I suggest buying "Netters Anatomy Head and Neck Flashcards" they're a little over detailed but i'm using them for finals right now and honestly they're a life saver. They're expensive but I see myself using them for the next five years.
We haven't been given the opportunity for awards really - its all about the academics in first year and obviously i can't speak for the rest of the years. However, there are plenty of events to attend and recently there was a competition that gave £200 to a student who could come up with "an innovative new idea" whether it was for a research project or an app etc.
As for bulking up your CV, Barts has a mandatory volunteering scheme that begins in year 2 where you HAVE to do a minimum of 10hrs volunteering every year to be allowed to sit finals. Its brilliant for ensuring Barts graduates are well rounded, social people who are aware of social problems and can communicate with a diverse general public. With regards to bulking up the dentistry aspects of your CV obviously you can intercalate in oral cancer stuff and at least one of our lecturers this year asked if anyone wanted to participate in a research project. The research project obviously would look brilliant but first year is difficult enough as it is; those kinds of CV things you would do in year 3.
I haven't heard anything about the BDSA sports day because i'm mid revision and i'm a bit shut off from uni events right now so i don't really know, sorry
If you join a sports club however, there will be plenty of opportunities to win awards as Barts tends to enter many sporting competitions.