Left to right: Rosemary Cunning, Catherine Renfrew, Rhoda Kirkland, Sarah Holslag, Hayley Lawrence, Linda Sun Liu, Sarah Mckernon

Eight outstanding individuals were presented with awards at Dental Protection's tenth Premier Symposium, held at King's College, London on 4 December 2010.

The event, aimed at all members of the dental team, saw over 300 dental professionals gather to hear topical and informative lectures from Professors Richard Palmer and Tara Renton, among others.

The undergraduate first prize was shared by Sarah McKernon for A clinical audit of undergraduate record keeping and trio Rosemary Cunning, Catherine Renfrew and Rhoda Kirkland for their Healthcare improvement project focusing on hand hygiene.

Postgraduate first prize was won by Geoff Chiu for Improving the accuracy and quality of operation note-keeping and the dental care professional (DCP) first prize went to Sarah Holslag, a dental hygienist for Informed consent. Have you got it?

The annual risk management competition has a total prize fund of £6,000 and accepts entries from projects which recognise the importance of patient safety.