Three bursary awards

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG), the professional body that represents dentistry groups, has launched three awards to recognise outstanding student work.

The awards are open to undergraduates and postgraduates and entries can now be submitted via the ADG website www.dentalgroups.co.uk.

The postgraduate award will be for the development of voluntary health programmes in the UK or abroad, which can demonstrate the capacity to improve and promote better oral health.

David Worskett, ADG Cchairman said the association was committed  to supporting best practice within the dental profession and the new bursaries would allow students to demonstrate their commitment to patients and their ability to manage a successful practice.

He added: “One of the ADG’s priorities is to improve overall oral health amongst the public.  As an association, we also feel professionalism and management skills are fundamental to working in a dental practice and are therefore inextricably linked to positive patient outcomes.

“Therefore these awards have been developed to allow students to demonstrate their desire to improve patient outcomes and to display their entrepreneurial ability and capability to work within a practice environment.