Best employer

Dental 22, an NHS dental practice in Retford, has been named one of the East Midlands' best employers in the regional final of the National Apprenticeship Awards and National Training Awards 2012. Dental 22 was recognised in the 'Small Employer of the Year' business category and was awarded 'highly commended'.

Prosthodontics Association

Dr Fazal Ghani, Head of the Department of Prosthodontics at the Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, has been elected President of the Pakistan Prosthodontics Association for the term 2013-2014. Dr Ghani is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Glasgow.

Postgraduate Director

Professor Angus Walls has accepted the post of Director and Chair of the University of Edinburgh's Postgraduate Dental Institute and will take up the appointment in January 2013.

Leadership Scholarship

Neel Panchal and Katie Ernst, flexible learning postgraduate students at Kings College London Dental Institute, have been announced as the recipients of the Henry Schein Leadership Scholarship for 2012. In addition, the Henry Schein Hardship Fund has been made to two students, one based in India, the other in Sudan. All the winning students will receive approximately half their tuition fees.