Mr W D Cummins of Norfolk was the lucky winner of first prize in the BDA Benevolent Fund's 2005 Christmas draw. Mr Cummins, pictured, was presented with a cheque for £6,000 by organiser Mavis Phipps, a community dentist from Kent.

The Benevolent Fund assists dentists and their families in times of need, helping to resolve both short term difficulties and longer term problems. The Fund responds to appeals from dentists who are suffering anything from financial hardship to drug addiction and from old age to marriage breakdown. It is heavily dependent on donations and fundraising events to finance its charitable activities. The 2005 draw raised £40,000 and the Fund would like to extend its sincere thanks to all who made donations throughout 2005.