Prize Winners

2008

Poster Prize

Graeme Bryce

"Biofilm disruption by root canal irrigants and potential irrigants"

Unit of Endodontology and Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK.

Research Prize

Stephane Simon, University of Birmingham

Harty Prize

Winner: Ms Rena Eva Dean, The Leeds Dental Institute

Runner up: Micheal Dodd, Liverpool University

Prize for Elective Period Projects

Micheal Mehrdad Lessani and Matthew J Brennand Roper

2007

General Dental Practitioner Prize

Mr Peter Martin

2006

Poster Prize

Dr Bobby Patel, Eastman Dental Institute, London
Development of an in vitro model for the study of microbial infection in human teeth.

Research Prize

Willis Wei, Eastman Dental Institute
The effect of biphosphonate on oesteoblasts in chorio-allantoic membrane model.

Vocational Dental Practitioners

Captain Robert Smith
Clinical case documentation including diagnosis, treatment pan, radiographs plus clinical notes and list materials/medicines used for the treatment.

Harty Prize

Winners: Joyti Vasudev and Mathew Higginson
The use of intra canal irrigation and medication in endodontics is a controversial issue. Discuss the factors that may influence the use of these materials during modern root canal therapy Clinical case documentation including diagnosis, treatment pan, radiographs plus clinical notes and list materials/medicines used for the treatment.

Prize for Elective Period Projects

Joint Winners: Felicity Martin and Helen Rimmer
An ex-vivo study of the efficiency of four endodontic irrigation systems to remove dentinal debris from oval extensions and iatrogenic irregularities in human root canal model

2005

Poster Prize

Dr Geoff Bateman, University of Birmingham
UK dental schools response to a questionnaire survey of endodontic curriculum guidelines.

Research Prize

Anthony Roberts, University of Birmingham
The effect of stress-related hormones found naturally and within local anaesthetic solutions on bacterial strains associated with recalcitrant endodontic pathology.

2004

Vocational Dental Practitioners

Colin Silcox, from Plymouth

Prize for Elective Period Projects

September 2004
Winner: Ms Smina Mohammad Younis
A clinical study in the treatment of patients with endodontic needs

Runner-up: Ms Paula Soteriou
Endodontic patients for student teaching: a comparative study

April 2004
jointly awarded to Ms Jennifer Collins and Reena Patel, Cardiff.

Poster Prize

A Khot, D Spratt and K Gulabivala, Eastman Dental Institute

BES Research Award

Mr Jarlath Loftus, Newcastle

Harty Prize

Winner: Mr. John Williams
Runners-up: Mr. Arash Hozhabrafkan and Mr. Scott Rice

2003

Vocational Dental Practitioners

Dr Reginald Yeow
Series of cases relating to clinical procedures involving endodontic treatment carried out during the vocational training year.

Harty Prize

Ms Sara Haroun Mahdavi

Grant for Research Worker

Dr S Killough
Development of a biological approach to reparative dentine formation.
School of Dentistry, Queen's University Belfast, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BP.

QED Research Poster Prize

Dr PLM Tomson, SC Lea, PJ Lumley and AD Walmsley
Variation in power output of Piezon-Master 400 ultrasound generators and analytic handpieces.
The School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, UK.