CGDent-GC Award winner: Dr Masuma Chowdhury

We asked Dr Masuma Chowdhury what she learnt from the two-day composite layering course, and what advice she would pass on to other Foundation Trainees.

Dr Masuma Chowdhury

Interview transcript

Masuma Chowdhury (MC): I’m Masuma Chowdhury. I qualified at Barts and the London and I’m currently on the East of England Deanery.

GC’s John Maloney (JM): What have you learnt on the course in the last two days and what have you enjoyed the most?

MC: The last two days have been a really good learning experience, generally because we went through every single protocol for every single step of aesthetic restorations, from start to finish. Also the use of sectional matrices anteriorly, which I haven’t used before. And the one thing that stood out the most for me was the finishing and polishing protocols – the step-by-step guide that is used to ensure predictable results every single time.

JM: Fantastic. What would you say to other Foundation Trainees thinking of entering?

MC: I think, honestly, you should just grab the opportunity as it comes because I first came across the opportunity just by word of mouth, I didn’t even know it was a thing, and I’m so glad I applied because the whole process was a great learning curve. Initially I went in, I did what I thought was right for the case, I won the case which I’m glad I did, and then you see how to do all the established protocols, and what you would go and change.

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The CGDent-GC Award 2024/25 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 are undertaking Dental Foundation Training or Dental Vocational Training 2024/25.