A dental nurse cadet scheme has won an award in the Positive Performance section of the 2006 Greater Manchester NHS awards. The scheme sees cadets spending 12 weeks at The Oldham College, and then four days each week in surgeries to learn by a dentist's side. It is part of a national push to attract more young people to consider careers in NHS dentistry and to develop a recognised training pathway for dental nurses prior to registration. In the awards the scheme was up against tough competition across various areas of health, such as women and children's care, pain management and support for people with learning disabilities. The awards were run by the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority and the aim was to recognise teams working in local health and social care organisations. Pictured above, Cadets Rizwana Bashir, Safia Hussain, Rebekah Greenhalgh, Martine McCusker. Back row, Kelly Nicol college course co-ordinator and Julie Jones, PCT course co-ordinator.