Early careers
In association with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation, we offer a range of educational opportunities to support your continuous development in the early stages of your career.
Clinical skills awards
CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees >
The CGDent-GC Award offers 14 successful candidates a fully funded place each on a two-day, hands-on composite layering course at GC’s Education Campus in Belgium.
Eligibility: for dentists and dental therapists in their first year of qualification in the UK or Ireland, or currently undertaking DFT, DVT or JDFCT.
Entries for the 2026 award are open until Friday 20 February 2026
Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry >
Successful candidates of the Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry Award are each awarded a fully funded place on a two-day, hands-on digital dentistry course which leads participants step-by-step through the complete process of creating a digitally produced crown.
Eligibility: for dentists who have been qualified between two and five years and have been practising in the UK for the last two years.
Entries for the 2026 award are open until 8 June 2026.
Dental therapist and dental hygienist case competition >
We will soon be launching a new clinical skills competition for early career dental therapists and dental hygienists. Successful candidates will receive a fully funded place on a two-day course with Dr Reena Wadia AssocFCGDent.
More details to follow soon…
One-day symposia
Introduction to Occlusion Symposium>
The symposium first took place in London in 2025 and then in Edinburgh later that year. The 2026 symposium will take place on Saturday 24 October in Manchester.
Led by six renowned speakers, the one-day programme examines the five basic principles of occlusion and how they can support the provision of successful, long-term restorative treatments for tooth wear and other conditions.
Designed for early career practitioners and open to all dental professionals.
Perio-Occlusion Symposium >
The Perio-Occlusion Symposium took place in September 2025. Dr Reena Wadia AssocFCGDent led a session on Pink Aesthetics and Dr Andy Toy FCGDent asked ‘Does Occlusion Matter before and after aligner Therapy?’. We are planning to host this symposium again in late 2026 or early 2027, in London.
Designed for early career dental professionals – ALL dental professionals welcome.
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