Now in its 35th year, the Student Clinician Awards actively encourages undergraduate research in dental schools as part of a worldwide programme.
To enter the Student Clinician Awards 2012, students were invited to create a small presentation (in poster form) based on any topic relevant to the world of dentistry. The poster had to include the student’s own research and had to be presented to judges in a clear, logical and professional manner. The judges from this year’s event were Prof Nairn Wilson, Susan Hooper, Prof William Saunders and Prof Paul Brunton; all of whom are eminent names in dentistry and respective leaders in their fields.
With only one applicant from each dental school in the UK, competition was extremely fierce, with the winner receiving a ticket to San Francisco to present at the 2012 American Dental Association conference, and also gaining a £10k research grant for their school. The second place entrant won £500.
First place was awarded to Ross Leader from Liverpool for his presentation ‘Expression of Wilms Tumour Protein (WT1) in Human Epithelial Salivary Gland Tumours: An Immunohistochemical Investigation’.
Jonathan Lewney from Barts and the London was awarded second place with his presentation ‘Enamel demineralisation – is pH 5.5 critical for everyone?’.
A special prize was also awarded to Simon Crutchlow from Bristol, for the clarity and professionalism of his presentation ‘An evaluation of cuspal displacement with varying restorative methods’.