Tom Bereznicki Award for a Tooth Wear Case

The 2026 award is open for entries until
Monday 10 August 2026

The Tom Bereznicki Award for a Tooth Wear Case, developed by the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation in conjunction with CGDent and GC, is open to Dentists who qualified between 2020 to 2024 and who practise in the UK or Ireland.

The Award recognises your clinical skills, reflective skills and patient care and has been carefully designed to offer all eligible dentists the opportunity to enhance their skills in restorative dentistry in order to provide the best care for their patients.

It is essential that you read the award entry guidance and watch our clinical photography support video before entering your pre-op photos.

The prize

Up to 20 successful candidates will each receive a fully funded place on an exclusive one-day, hands-on composite injection moulding technique course at GC’s UK training facility. The prize includes travel, hotel accommodation and subsistence and is worth around £1,000.

In addition, all eligible entrants will be offered a free one-year digital subscription to either Dental Update or Aesthetic Update journal, worth at least £77.

The injection moulding course aims to equip you with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills required to plan, execute, and maintain predictable composite injection moulding cases for aesthetic and restorative dentistry. Click for more course details.

The course has been designed solely for the Award by Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent and Dr Chris Leech FCGDent and is not available commercially.

• Dr Tom Bereznicki BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng
• Dr Chris Leech BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent

How to enter

To enter, submit pre-op photos of a tooth wear case you are about to start treating. The case must involve more than four anterior teeth, and the use of composite to restore teeth, either by hand or by injection moulding. When treatment is complete, submit your final case report. Read our award entry guidance for the full details.

4 steps:

1. register a free College subscriber account on our website or sign in to your existing account
2. complete both parts of our online entry form and attach up to 11 pre-op photos (max 1MB each) of your case
3. carry out your treatment
4. submit your final case
   

We are accepting a maximum of 100 entries. Eligible entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis so we recommend entering as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.

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 training 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.

If you have any queries about the Tom Bereznicki Award for a Tooth Wear Case, 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. If your case isn’t perfect, we recommend that you still enter it as we allocate a large number of points to your reflection on how the treatment went and any lessons you have learnt from mistakes made.

The highest scoring entrants will each receive a fully funded place on the injection moulding technique 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.

Composite Injection Moulding Technique course

The award winners each receive a fully-funded place on an exclusive one-day, hands-on injection moulding technique course at GC’s training facility in the UK. Travel costs, hotel accommodation, and subsistence are included in the prize, which is worth around £1,000.

This unique course, which combines theory, demonstrations and hands-on experience, has been designed by Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent and Dr Chris Leech FCGDent for early career dentists.

The course aims to equip clinicians with the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills required to plan, execute, and maintain predictable composite injection moulding cases for aesthetic and restorative dentistry.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Select appropriate cases
  • Identify ideal indications and contraindications for composite injection moulding
  • Assess occlusion, wear patterns, and patient expectations
  • Apply a structured approach to case planning and consent
    
• Plan & design predictable outcomes
  • Understand the role of diagnostic wax-ups and digital planning
  • Translate aesthetic principles into functional restorative designs
    
• Fabricate accurate stents
  • Select appropriate materials for stent construction
  • Produce precise, well-fitting stents to ensure predictable composite flow
  • Avoid common errors that compromise outcomes
    
• Execute the Injection Moulding Technique
  • Follow a step-by-step clinical workflow
  • Achieve predictable composite placement with minimal finishing required
  • Manage isolation, bonding protocols, and composite handling
    
• Refine & finish restorations
  • Perform efficient finishing and polishing protocols
  • Optimise occlusion and surface anatomy
  • Achieve high-end aesthetic outcomes with longevity in mind
    
• Deliver long-term success
  • Implement maintenance protocols and review strategies
  • Identify and manage complications or failures
  • Communicate effectively with patients regarding longevity and expectations
    

Course leaders

Dr Chris Leech
BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent

Dr Chris Leech is a partner in a private dental practice, Scientific Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a trustee of the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation. A graduate of Newcastle Dental School, he also holds the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for which he is now an examiner. He was also the first dentist to be awarded the Membership for Advanced General Dental Surgery by RCS Edinburgh and is a Fellow of its Faculty of Dental Surgery. He is also a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.

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Dr Tom Bereznicki
BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng

After graduating from Edinburgh, Dr Bereznicki worked as a house surgeon at Guy’s and The Royal Dental Hospitals before entering general dental practice, in which he has over 40 years’ experience. With a special interest in restorative dentistry, in particular occlusion and emergence profile, he was also a visiting clinical specialist teacher at King’s College London Dental Institute and later joined the teaching faculty for the university’s MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry. In 2018, he joined the Academy of Dental Excellence as a senior specialist teacher, and in 2021 became a partner associate lecturer for the University of Portsmouth’s Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry. In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals. A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022 and is a member of both the Faculty of Dental Trainers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

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Award organisers

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