Shakeel Shahdad (right) is awarded the BSDR Ivoclar Prize for Research in Dental Biomaterials Sciences by Professor David Williams at the IADR meeting, Gothenburg.

Dr Shahdad was awarded the prize for his work on the wear of denture teeth when used in implant retained prostheses. This work is being carried out as part of his specialist training programme in restorative dentistry and is being sponsored by NHS Executive Research and Development, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Special Trustees and Ivoclar Vivadent.