CGDent and GC Award winners

Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Dentists

What the winners say

Tap the images below to watch interviews with four of the inaugural winners.

Dr Masuma Chowdhury
BDS Queen Mary University of London 2023
NHS England East of England
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Dr Nathaniel-Edouard Davidson
BDS University of Birmingham 2023
NHS England Midlands


Dr Milton Justinsuthakaran
BDS Queen Mary University of London 2023
NHS England London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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Dr Nafeesa Khan
BDS University of Liverpool 2023
NHS England North West


Dr Chloe Leung
BDS Queen’s University of Belfast 2023
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency


Dr Tendai Manangazira
BDS University of Dundee 2023
NHS England North West
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Dr Asad Masood
BDS Queen Mary University of London 2023
NHS England London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex


Dr Cónal McKee
BDS Queen’s University of Belfast 2023
Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency


Dr Joseph Mulhall
BDS Newcastle University 2023
NHS England North West


Dr Jay Patel
BChD University of Leeds 2023
NHS England Yorkshire and Humber


Dr Juan Salmerón Ramírez
Grado en Odontologia Universidad Católica San Antonio 2023
Health Education and Improvement Wales


Dr Golasa Sheikh Akbari
BDS University of Birmingham 2023
NHS England London and Kent, Surrey and Sussex
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Dr Sonia Sin
BDS University of Bristol 2023
NHS England South West


Dr Arav Soin
BDS University of Sheffield 2023
NHS England North West


Dr Jarmima Uddin
BChD University of Leeds 2023
NHS England Yorkshire and Humber

The CGDent-GC Award 2024/25 is open to Dentists and Dental Therapists who qualified in the UK or Ireland in 2024 or are undertaking Dental Foundation Training or Dental Vocational Training 2024/25.