The key theme for this year’s BSPD Annual Scientific Conference was ‘rights of the child’, held at Cutler’s Hall, Sheffield on September 15 and 16, 2022.
With the sometimes complex oral health needs of children firmly in mind – along with a focus on their overall well-being, particularly for the vulnerable, the society reviewed a large number of high-quality prize entries this year and announced the winners in the awards and poster categories.
The winners are as follows:
Undergraduate Poster Prize
- Winner: Nitignya Navadgi, Cardiff University
- Topic: Increasing knowledge on the immediate management of dental traumatic injuries in children
Nitignya Navadgi
Dental Care Professional Poster Prize
- Winner: Joanne Ellis, Sheffield Teaching Hospital Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
- Topic: Provider perspectives of integrating a communication tool within routine dental care
Joanna Ellis
Clinical Case Prize (sponsored by RA Medical)
- Winner: Kathryn Rowles, Cardiff University Dental Hospital
- Topic: Spontaneous dental abscesses in a child with SATB2-associated syndrome: A case report
Kathryn Rowles (right) received her prize from Janet Pickles (left)
Jane Goodman Clinical Governance Prize
- Winner: Katie Horisk, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, London
- Topic: Implementation of training resource to improve prescribing practices of paediatric dental department
Poster Prize
- Winner: Lamis El Sharkasi, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield
- Topic: Caries-inhibitory effects of silver diamine fluoride: influence of time and potassium iodide
Lamis El Sharkasi (right) received her award from Sondos Albadri (left)
Research Prize (sponsored by Consultants in Paediatric Dentistry Group)
- Winner: Claudia Heggie, University of Leeds
- Topic: Exploring implementation of photobiomodulation for mucositis management: The role of Paediatric Dentists
Claudia Heggie (right) received her award from Susan Kindeland (left)
Dr Chris Vernazza, editor, BSPD and part of the judging panel said, “The judges of the prizes and posters this year had a particularly tough job since the quality and range of the entries was striking. We are so delighted that the winners’ list showcases such a broad range of topics – but each keeps the well-being of the child front and centre. Paediatric dentistry must focus on the training of professionals, promoting preventative approaches and enabling the swift treatment of children – whilst always keeping their overall well-being in mind. We felt that each of our winners showed creativity and thoroughness in their work in their specialist topics.”