RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Skills Competition
Regional heats for the competition took place in dental schools across the UK and Ireland from October to December 2018. During the heats, final year dental students had the opportunity to showcase their clinical skills with the best student from each heat winning a travel and accommodation package to compete in the Grand Final in Edinburgh on 28 February 2019. The winner of the Grand Final - David Cobbett will receive an all expenses paid trip to attend the Chicago Dental Society Conference AND a Digital SLR camera designed for intraoral photography! The runner up will receive an all expenses paid trip to visit sponsor Dentsply Sirona's facilities in Switzerland.
The 18 finalist were:
![]() Glen Ward |
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![]() Sara Hussain |
![]() Janine Koutsaris |
![]() Li Chi Teng |
![]() Usman Hussain |
![]() Pei Jia Loh |
![]() Grant Rutherford |
![]() Jolynn Koh |
![]() Esme Grange |
![]() Aiden Yates |
![]() Modhi Aldihani |
![]() David Cobbett |
![]() Martyna Polus |
![]() Samarth Shetty |
![]() Daniel Crocker |
Viveca Valimaa |
2018/19 Grand Final
The heats took place at the following dental schools and the winners for each heat are:
Location |
Date |
Time |
Heat Winner |
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University of Aberdeen |
Wednesday 31 October 2018 |
Afternoon |
Glen Ward |
Queens University Belfast |
Thursday 13 December 2018 |
Evening |
Li Chi Teng |
University of Birmingham |
Monday 22 October 2018 |
5:00pm |
Bhawandeep Singh |
University of Bristol |
Wednesday 28 November 2018 |
Afternoon |
Michelle Cham |
Cardiff University |
Wednesday 12 December 2018 |
2:00pm |
Sara Hussain |
Cork University Dental School |
Monday 3 December 2018 |
4:00pm |
Janine Koutsaris |
Trinity College Dublin |
Friday 7 December 2018 |
2:00pm |
Usman Hussain |
University of Dundee |
Monday 17 December 2018 |
1:30pm |
Pei Jia Loh |
University of Glasgow |
Tuesday 11 December 2018 |
1:00pm |
Grant Rutherford |
Kings College London |
Monday 22 October 2018 |
5:00pm |
Jolynn Koh |
University of Leeds |
Thursday 8 November 2018 |
5:00pm |
Esme Grange |
University of Liverpool |
Tuesday 25 September 2018 |
Evening |
Aiden Yates |
University of Manchester |
Tuesday 30 October 2018 |
Evening |
Modhi Aldihani |
Newcastle University |
Wednesday 24 October 2018 |
Evening |
David Cobbett |
Plymouth University |
Wednesday 28 November 2018 |
Evening |
Martyna Polus |
Queen Mary, University of London |
Wednesday 10 October 2018 |
Evening |
Samarth Shetty |
University of Sheffield |
Wednesday 3 October 2018 |
Evening |
Daniel Crocker |
University of Central Lancashire |
Friday 23 November 2018 |
1:00pm |
Viveca Valimaa |
"The clinical skills competition really captures the students' enthusiasm and drive, challenging a range of key clinical dental skills - it's the dental schools' equivalent of the British bake- off!" said Mr Brian Nattress, "There's a real sense of excitement at the regional heats and a great atmosphere watching the students compete against each other. I am looking forward to seeing the students in action and witnessing again the great sense of camaraderie as they compete alongside colleagues from other dental schools. I am confident the students will have a thoroughly enjoyable experience as their clinical skills are challenged to the full!"
Gerry Campbell, VP and General Manager UK, Dentsply Sirona commented: "Following last year’s successful Dental Skills Competition, we are honoured and delighted to continue our partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to celebrate the talented dental clinicians of tomorrow. This competition continues to bring the best out of students. Through our continued commitment to providing innovative solutions for better, faster, safer dentistry and our expansive education programme, it is our desire and privilege to support dental professionals throughout their career."
"A major aim of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is to set and quality assure the highest standards of clinical care for the dental profession. We recognise many levels of postgraduate clinical training with the awards of Membership and Fellowship. This competition is an outstanding example of ensuring the standards are constantly being challenged and updated; it represents the targeting of professional standards within the student body and supports the networking opportunities essential for clinicians in these changing times. RCSEd is very keen to complement the basic dental skills delivered at the undergraduate level in the UK and to help develop self-improvement in post-graduation dentistry.” – Fraser McDonald, Dental Dean RCSEd
“I think the highlight of the grand final was the relaxed nature of the tasks we were performing. Just enjoying the experience and chatting with the College staff and Faculty made the afternoon really enjoyable. Spending time with students from other dental schools was also brilliant and we had a really enjoyable afternoon and evening.” Joe Reid, 2017-18 Competition Winner
Previous Winners
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2017-2018 RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Skills Competition top three from left to right: Ammar Zaki (third place) University of Liverpool, Joe Reid (winner) Newcastle University, and Rowan Glossop (second place) University of Central Lancashire. |
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2016-2017 RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Skills Competition top three from left to right: Stewart McLean (third place) University of Central Lancashire, Edward Newton (winner) University of Birmingham, and Marc Harrington (second place) Queen’s University Belfast. |
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2015-2016 RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Skills Competition top three from left to right: Cara Turner (third place), University of Bristol School of Oral and Dental Sciences; James McParlane (winner), University of Central Lancashire School of Dentistry and Alice Hamilton (second), University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry.
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2013-2014 RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Skills Competition top three from left to right: Manas Hamal (third place), Cardiff University; Hannah Crane (winner), University of Sheffield and Lloyd Bovensipen (second place), Newcastle University.
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For further information about the competition, contact outreach@rcsed.ac.uk or telephone 0131 668 9213 or telephone 0131 527 1644.
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