Following a successful inaugural year, and an expansion of the award’s eligibility criteria, dentists and dental therapists who qualified in the UK or Ireland in 2024, or who are undertaking dental foundation training or dental vocational training in 2024/25, can enter.
The number of winning places has been increased to 18, with each winner receiving a funded place on a hands-on, two-day composite layering course at the GC Education Campus in Leuven, Belgium. The prize is worth around £1,400 per place and includes the costs of international travel, accommodation and subsistence.
The winners of the inaugural competition took part in the bespoke composite layering course in July 2024. One delegate said the course “offered an excellent balance between theoretical and hands-on components of learning” and provided “support to each delegate.”
Entry requirements
Entrants must submit a restorative case they are about to start treating which involves more than one tooth and includes at least one anterior tooth as well as the use of composite to restore teeth.
The 2024/25 award is open and the closing date for entry is February 14, 2025, with the final cases submission deadline of April 11, 2025. The winners will be announced in May 2025, and their course will take place on July 10 to 11, 2025.
The CGDent-GC Award is funded by the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and organised with the College of General Dentistry and GC. The Foundation supports educational opportunities for early-career dentists in the UK, and was founded by Tom Bereznicki, a general dental practitioner with a special interest in restorative dentistry.
Tom said, “The trustees of the foundation were delighted with the number and high standard of entries for the inaugural award.
“The winners thoroughly enjoyed the GC course in Belgium and felt that their knowledge and handling of composite materials and restorations was significantly improved over the two days. One of the requirements of the competition was a reflection on the outcome of the case and feedback from those who did not go through as winners suggests they had learnt a lot during the process, which would positively impact treatment they provide in the future. Based on this unqualified success, the competition will go ahead this year and will also be open to dental therapists.”
For more information visit https://cgdent.uk/cgdent-gc-award/