Sean Prem receiving his award.

A second year undergraduate from Queen Mary University of London recently won the Advanced Healthcare Ltd (AHL) Best Dental Materials Student of the year award by achieving first class results in his first year.

Sean Prem won the award at QMUL's annual Department of Materials combined Industrial Liaison Event and Prize Day which took place recently at the University's Mile End campus.

The AHL Best Dental Materials prize includes a £500 cheque and it was presented to Sean by David Moore, AHL's general manager. James Busfield, Deputy Head of the Materials Department at the University, said Sean was the best dental materials student this year by far.

In addition to the prize giving, the Industrial Liaison Event included a post-graduate research poster session featuring around 60 materials-based posters, a facilities tour and a meeting of the University's Industrial Advisory Board.