The posters will be displayed during the meeting usually held on the second Saturday in March, and judged for the QED/BES Poster Prize of £500. This is therefore an award for the best presentation of a research project. Any registered dentist undertaking or having completed a postgraduate research project is eligible. The principal author will be entitled to registration for the SSM on Saturday 8th March 2008 at the reduced rate of £60.00. Details of the size and location of the Poster Boards etc will be sent to you on receipt of your abstract. Closing Date for application is 20th February 2008.
British Endodontic Society Research Awards
Any UK based member of the BES is eligible as the lead researcher.
Decided annually, according to available funds. In 2008/09 three awards will be granted to the value of up to £5,000 towards equipment and materials for a research project being carried out in the UK by qualified dentists. Any money not allocated in one year will be carried forward for future awards. The field of study must be endodontology.
Five copies of the applications should be submitted to the administrative Secretary by 1 September each year. The applicant should submit a detailed protocol of the project, details of the equipment or materials required and a copy of their curriculum vitae. It should be accompanied by a supporting letter from the Head of Department / School if the work is to be conducted in a dental school. Retrospective claims will not be considered.
Applications will be considered by the BES research panel appointed by BES Council and successful candidates will be notified by the administrative secretary of the society.
Payment of the grant will be in two stages, half will be given at the commencement of the grant and the remainder will be given when the study is completed and a final report is submitted. It is expected that successful applicants will present their work in the form of a poster at the BES spring scientific meeting.
The grants will be awarded to the successful applicants at the Regional Meeting in November or at the Spring Scientific Meeting in following March. They will be reimbursed for any travelling and hotel accommodation expenses.
The Society will require a written report on the progress of the research project within one year of the granting of the award. Any publication arising from a study receiving a research grant must make acknowledgement of the award, and should be offered in the first instance to the International Endodontic Journal, which will apply its usual criteria for the acceptance of manuscripts.
Mrs Annabel Thomas
Po Box 707
Gerrards Cross
Bucks
SL9 0DR
Telephone: 01494 581542
About the Award
The prize for Vocational Dental Practitioners was established by the British Endodontic Society in 1994.
Greater understanding of the art and science of endodontics is essential if patients are to benefit from the many advances in treatment which are now available. To this end, the Society has always nurtured close links with General Practitioners who carry out the vast majority of endodontic treatment in the United Kingdom.
The British Endodontic Prize for Vocational Dental Practitioners is aimed at promoting these targets for the newly qualified practitioner.
How to Apply
The prize competition is open to all Vocational Dental Practitioners in the United Kingdom.
Candidates for the prize are invited to submit either an extensive case report or series of cases relating to any clinical procedure involving endodontic treatment or a project in the field of endodontology carried out during the year.
The case report should:
The project should be a comprehensive document covering an endodontic topic carried out in General Practice written up with suitable assessments and references.
Application Dates
Entries should be submitted under a nom de plume by the course organisers to the Assistant Secretary of the British Endodontic Society by June 30th each year.
Entries should be based on work undertaken during the period of Vocational Practice. Within the context of the usual high standards of advice and supervision afforded to the Vocational Dental Practitioners, the entries should be the work of the Dental Practitioner submitting the entry.
Presentation of the Award
The winner will receive a prize of £350. The winner will also be invited to attend the Regional Meeting of the Society as a guest and will be reimbursed for any travelling and hotel accommodation expenses. The winning trainer and the course organiser will be awarded free registration for the meeting.
The successful Vocational Dental Practitioner and trainer, along with the course organiser, must permit the publication of their photographs for the purpose of promoting the British Endodontic Society.
Contact
Dr. Brett Robinson
About the Award
The British Endodontic Society offers two national awards annually, to the dental students submitting the best report of an elective period project in the field of endodontology.
The awards will be made on April 30th and September 30th each year and are subject to the following regulations.
How to Apply
The prize competition is open to all dental undergraduates in the United Kingdom, joint entries are acceptable.
A written report of the study undertaken should be submitted to the Assistant Secretary of the Society before each closing date. A Committee of the Council of the Society, comprising members not connected with any institution submitting an application, will consider the entries, and their decisions will be final.
Entrants may discuss their report before submission with the representative of the British Endodontic Society in their Dental School.
Application Dates
Undergraduate students who have undertaken an elective period of study within six months of the closing dates of April 30th and September 30th may apply.
zPresentation of the Award
Winners will be invited, at the expense of the Society, to present details of their project at the Annual Scientific Meeting and to receive the prize of £300.00. They will be reimbursed for any travelling and hotel accommodation expenses. The Society will also have the right to publish details of the project in the International Endodontic Journal, should it be considered suitable.
The successful undergraduate must permit the publication of photographs for the purpose of promoting the British Endodontic Society.
The undergraduate will also be invited to join the British Endodontic Society and enjoy the many benefits associated with membership.
Contact
Dr. Brett Robinson
The King's Dental Institute
King's Campus
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RW
Tel: 0207 346 3585
Fax: 0207 346 3826
Email: brett.robinson@kcl.ac.uk
Poster Prize
A prize is awarded for the best poster presentation of a research project.
Eligibility
Any registered dentist undertaking or having completed postgraduate research project.
Prize
QED Ltd most generously sponsor this prize of £500.
Presentation of the prize will take place at the BES Spring Scientific Meeting.
Closing date
20 February each year
Entries
Please send your entries to
Dr. Brett RobinsonConditions of Entry
The prize shall be known as the "Student Essay Prize in Endodontics".
The prize will be awarded by the Council of the British Endodontic Society on the recommendation of the examiners. The Council reserves the right to withhold the prize if the standard of the essays submitted is not of sufficient merit.
The value of the prize shall be £500. The Harty Medal shall also be awarded to the prize winner. There are also six runner-up prizes of a year's free membership to the Society.
The prize will be open to any undergraduate dental student in a dental school within the United Kingdom or a dental graduate from one of these schools who has been on the Dentist's Register for no more than one year on 30th June in each year of application. All essays, apart from that of the winner, will be returned to the writers. Only the name of the prize winner will be published.
The essay must be written in English and shall not exceed 3000 words. It must be typed on one side of the paper only, size A4, in double spacing. Pages must be fixed together and preceded by a title page. One copy of the essay shall be submitted.
Each entry must be written under a pseudonym. The student's full name, address and dental school must accompany the essay in a sealed envelope bearing the pseudonym. Essays should be submitted to the Assistant Secretary.
The examiners, whose decision will be final, are appointed by the Council of the British Endodontic Society.
The British Endodontic Society shall have the right to publish any essay submitted in part or full in the International Endodontic Journal.
The closing date will be 31st January in each year of application.
Essays will be judged on content, style and presentation.
The student who submits the winning essay will be invited to the Spring Scientific Meeting, in March, for the presentation of the prize. Registration, accommodation and travel costs will be paid.
All essays, apart from that of the winner, will be returned to the writers. Only the name of the prize winner will be published.
The New Harty Title for 2008 is:
Establishing the length of a tooth during endodontics may be important. Discuss
Contact
Dr. Brett Robinson
The King's Dental Institute
King's Campus
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RW
Tel: 0207 346 3585
Fax: 0207 346 3826
Email: brett.robinson@kcl.ac.uk
Analytic Endodontics UK Ltd has most generously agreed to sponsor this new prize, which hopefully will attract a large number of entries from GDPs. Suggestions which may improve the format of this prize for future years are invited from members.
Eligibility
Any member of the BES (who is not on the Specialist List for Endodontics) working full or part time in General Dental Practice.
Project
Either:
Or:
Prize
£1000 in vouchers kindly donated by Analytic Endodontics UK Ltd for redemption against any of their endodontic products. Presentation of the prize will take place at the BES Regional Meeting, and will include the registration fee of the winner.
If an exceptionally high standard of entries is received, a runner up prize of either one year's BES membership or an endodontic textbook of equivalent value may be awarded.
Closing Date
30th June each year
Entries
Please send your entries to:
Dr. Brett Robinson
The King's Dental Institute
King's Campus
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RW
Tel: 0207 346 3585
Fax: 0207 346 3826
Email: brett.robinson@kcl.ac.uk