The Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, which promotes aesthetic dentistry skills and patient care, is now open for entries to the 2026 competition.
Following a successful inaugural year, and an expansion to the award’s eligibility criteria, the 2026 award is open to dentists who qualified between 2020 and 2024 in the UK or within the European Union (EU), and who practise in the UK or the EU. Entrants must submit an aesthetic case they are about to start treating which involves more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and the use of composite to restore teeth. It must also mainly follow an analogue workflow.
There are 23 winning places available, with each successful candidate receiving a fully-funded place on a hands-on, two-day digital dentistry course at the Dentsply Sirona training facility in Surrey. The prize is worth around £2,000 per place and includes the costs of UK travel, hotel accommodation and subsistence.
Successful candidates in the inaugural competition took part in the tailor-made digital dentistry course, which is not available commercially, in November 2025. Led by Dr Chris Leech FCGDent and Dr Bal Sohal, participants were guided step-by-step through the complete process of creating a digitally produced crown, including the science behind material choice.
One participant described the course as “an incredible introduction into the future of dentistry” and another said they “had no expectations upon attending the Introduction to Digital Dentistry Course but I have got out far more than I could have imagined. I now feel a lot clearer on how to progress and elevate my clinical skills moving forward.”
The 2026 award is now open, the closing date for entry is Monday 8 June 2026 and final cases must be submitted by Monday 5 October 2026. The winners will be announced in November, and their course, which is repeated on two separate dates, will take place on Friday-Saturday 29-30 January 2027 and Friday-Saturday 12-13 February 2027.
The Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry is funded by The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and organised in conjunction with the College of General Dentistry and Dentsply Sirona.
The College of General Dentistry is the first independent college for primary care dentistry in the UK. Serving the public interest in oral health, and engaging the whole dental team, it is building on the achievements of the FGDP(UK) in setting standards for general dental care and leading dental education, and has a vision to achieve Royal College standing.
The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals in the UK, and was founded by Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent, a general dental practitioner with a special interest in restorative dentistry.
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies.
For further information about the award, links to guidance for entrants and the entry form, visit https://cgdent.uk/tom-bereznicki-award-for-advanced-aesthetic-dentistry
