The Maple Dental Care dental team receiving their Good Practice award Credit: Filskifoto/Filip Gierlinski

Maple Dental Care Ltd were awarded British Dental Association (BDA) Good Practice Scheme Practice of the Year 2012 at the seventh annual BDA Honours and Awards Dinner held on 21 November at the Plaisterers' Hall, London.

Maple Dental Care Ltd is a mixed NHS and private dental practice founded in 1954 in Brooklands, Manchester and is also an approved NHS training practice for newly qualified dentists.

Numerous other awards were presented on the night including Fellowships for Lester Ellman, Mike Arthur, Raj Joshi and Richard Ward; and the Roll of distinction for Tony Reed, Philip Sutcliffe and Linda Wallace MBE. The BDJ's own Stephen Hancocks OBE provided characteristic witty repartee as Master of Ceremonies.