CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Dentists

The CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees is open to Dentists and Dental Therapists who qualified in the UK or Ireland in 2024 and are practising in the UK or Ireland, or who are undertaking Dental Foundation Training, Dental Vocational Training or Joint Dental Foundation Core Training.

The Award recognises clinical skills and patient care and offers all eligible dental professionals the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in restorative dentistry, so they can provide the best care for their patients.

“A well organised competition and course, pitched at an appropriate level for all Foundation Trainees to enhance their development.”
Successful candidate

The prize

18 successful candidates will each receive a fully funded place on a two-day composite layering course at GC’s Education Campus in Belgium, which takes place on 10 & 11 July 2025. The prize is worth around £1,400 per place and includes international travel, hotel accommodation and meals*. Watch interviews with four of the inaugural winners.

How to enter

To enter, submit an aesthetic case that you are currently treating. The case must involve more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and include the use of composite to restore teeth.

4 steps:

1. register a free online subscriber account or sign in to your existing account
2. complete both parts of our online entry form and attach pre-op case photos
3. carry out your treatment
4. submit your final case
   

We are accepting a maximum of 125 entries on a first-come, first-served basis.

“Thank you for the opportunity to attend the GC course in Belgium. The composites I place now look so much better.”
Successful candidate

Before selecting your case and entering the award, it is essential that you read the full entry guidance, which details types of eligible cases and how to present your case.

The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation has produced a short video with hints and tips to support the development of your clinical photography skills. We strongly recommend that you watch the video to aid your entry.

“The competition helped me develop my reflective skills in relation to my own clinical work, and encouraged me to take the initiative to get feedback from colleagues to strive for improvement. Writing the reflection provokes thinking out of the box e.g. treating the patient holistically.”
Successful candidate

If you have any queries about the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, please email us at [email protected]

Successful candidates

Entries will be assessed and scored based on the clinical skills and reflective skills demonstrated in each case. The 18 highest scoring entrants will each be awarded a fully funded place on the two-day composite layering course. Entries are assessed by a panel of judges which comprises Trustees of the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and suitably qualified members of the College.

There may be the opportunity for successful candidates to attend the College’s Summer Fellows’ Reception to recognise their achievement.

Find out who was successful in the CGDent and GC Award 2023/24 and view their cases.

Composite layering course

Those who are successful in the competition each receive a fully-funded place on a two-day composite layering course at GC’s Education Campus in Leuven, Belgium. Travel costs, hotel accommodation, and subsistence are included in the prize.

“By attending the course in Belgium, I have a better understanding of composite layering techniques, I’ve made many friends and am building my dental network.”
Successful candidate

The course is carefully tailored to meet the experience and skills of the participants. Delivered through a combination of lectures, demos and hands-on sessions, the course itinerary covers:

• Colour perception for recreating natural looking anterior direct restorations
• Using a detailed layering technique with only inside and outside shades in a Class IV
• Dealing with the challenging situation of masking a strong discoloration with a direct veneer
• Finishing and polishing protocols
• Injection Moulding Technique (IMT) – principles, indications and clinical guideline
• Treating posterior and anterior tooth wear with IMT
• Extending the limits of a direct Cl II restoration with a fibre reinforced and a high-filled injectable composite

What successful candidates say

We asked four of the successful candidates in the inaugural award about their experience of the two-day composite layering course – tap the images below to watch the interviews.

“The course offered an excellent balance between theoretical and hands-on components of learning, led by an erudite instructor, who offered support to each delegate.”

“The main things I gained from the course are time management, enriched patient communication skills and overall restorative skills.”

“The course leader and support staff shared valuable insights and practical techniques that allowed delegates to leave Belgium with greater awareness of aesthetic dental care provision.“

Award organisers

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