Recognition for rising stars of endodontics

Announcing the winners, Julian Webber, founder of the Harley Street Centre for Endodontics and creator of the award, said he was impressed and proud of all the entries in 2016. Deciding who should take the first three places had been very challenging for him and his co-judges: colleague and endodontic specialist Trevor Lamb and Professor Andrew Eder, of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute and Pro-Vice-Provost at UCL.

“As we looked through these entries, supported by extensive references and a highly rigorous approach, from diagnosis and presentation of options to the shaping, cleaning and obturation of canals, at every stage using the correct technique, we had to keep reminding ourselves that these young dentists were effectively still in training. They are rising stars in the field of endodontics and a credit to their teaching hospitals and tutors.”

Emphasising how difficult it had been to rank three such fine entries, Julian declared Satnam Singh Virdee the winner. “His was the most technically challenging case. The tooth had been treated before, but poorly, and the canals were curved with apices close to the maxillary sinus. This was the kind of case for which a specialist referral would normally be warranted.”