The 29th annual Student Clinician Programme Awards Ceremony was held at The Savoy Hotel, London on 3 February 2006. First place went to Prashant Naik, a Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry student who presented 'The Role Of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 and Its Receptor In Oral Cancer'. Maxine Furley, a student from the School of Dentistry, Newcastle University won second place. Her presentation was called 'Risk Factors and Clinical Outcome Following Laser Surgery in Pre-Oral Cancer Patients'. University of Cork School of Dentistry student Thomas Barry won third place with a presentation entitled Make it Legal and We'll All Be Smiling. Thomas was also awarded the Adjudicators' prize for Professionalism and Presentation.

Prashant Naik, centre, collects his award

The BDA/Dentsply Student Clinician Awards programme supports international undergraduate study and highlights the continuous bond that exists between the profession and the dental industry. The programme focuses on original research.