grants and prizes
Dental Undergraduate Essay Prize
Deadline- 31 January
Undergraduate BDS students will be invited to submit a 2,000-word essay on a topic:
2021-22 Essay Topic:
'Discuss PD-1 and its use in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma'
The deadline for applications is 31 January 2022.
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The Council will award the prize on the recommendation of a panel of three BSOMP members appointed annually for this purpose and such additional assessors as the Council may wish to appoint.
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Applicants will be judged on their approach to and critical analysis of the topic, their knowledge of the literature and their ability to write and construct an argument.
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The value of the prize will be £100; the assessors, at their discretion, may divide the prize if two or more entries cannot be separated.
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The list of candidates will remain confidential and only the name(s) of the winner/joint winners of the award will be made public.
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Candidates should submit their essay together with a ‘Turnitin’ report and a letter of support from their Head of School or delegated individual confirming the work is the candidates own and indicating their year and course of study.
Eligibility
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The scheme is open to any undergraduate dental students in the UK and Ireland.
A complete essay submission consists of three components:
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The 2000 word essay
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A letter of support from the Head of School (or delegated individual)
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A Turnitin report
Complete essay submissions should be emailed to the Honorary Secretary by 31st January.
Dr Ali Khurram
Email: secretary@bsomp.org.uk
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2020-21- 'How does pathology bridge the gap between basic science and clinical dentistry?'
WINNER- Samuel Tan (King's College, London)
2019-20- 'Should dental students be taught pathology?'
WINNER- Mohammed Al Bux (University of Sheffield)
2018-19- 'The role of the pathologist in the management of oral cancer'.
WINNER- Pei Rong Chua (University of Glasgow)
2017-18- 'The role of HPV in orohparyngeal cancer'.
WINNER- Polly-Anna Bury (University of Sheffield)