BSPD announces awards & poster prize winners at Scientific Conference
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 19th October 2022
Rights of the child was the key theme for this year’s BSPD Annual Scientific Conference, held at Cutler’s Hall, Sheffield between 15-16 September. So 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 the large number of high quality prize entries this year and announced the winners in the awards and poster categories – as follows:
Undergraduate Poster Prize
- Winner: Nitignya Navadgi, Cardiff University
- Topic: Increasing knowledge on the immediate management of dental traumatic injuries in children
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
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
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
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
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.”
