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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

Michelle Cham

Birmingham winner
Bhawandeep Singh

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

All registrants will receive a certificate of participation as well as two years’ Affiliation with the College. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runners-up from each heat.

The heats took place at the following dental schools and the winners for each heat are:

Location	Date	Time	Heat Winner
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

Mr Brian Nattress "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

	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. Read more about the Grand Final 2018.
	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. Read more about the Grand Final 2017.
	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. Read more about the Grand Final 2016
	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. Read more about the Grand Final 2014