Left to right, Dr Helen Falcon with special award winners Lera Lashmar, Sarah Pepper and Allanna Davis and Dr Barry Cockcroft

Three dental nurses have been presented with special awards for exceptional achievement at the recent Milton Keynes PCT's oral healthcare awards.

Allanna Davis, Sarah Pepper and Lera Lashmar received their prizes from deputy chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft and regional director for postgraduate dental education Dr Helen Falcon, who handed out more than 40 awards and certificates at the ceremony.

Lisa Webb, the PCT's NVQ tutor coordinator said “the significance of the evening was to celebrate the achievement of dental nursing across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire”.

NVQ level two oral healthcare support awards went to Jennifer O'Mahoney, Janet Holman, Bilgin Hassan, Lucy Willans, Cynthia Wort, Morgan Williams, Karen Hickey, Caroline Galuszka, Katie Jordan, and Terri Bostic. NVQ level three oral healthcare dental nursing awards were given to more than 30 recipients.

Assessor awards were given to Claire Moscrop, Janet Stewart, Jackie Owers, Letitia Dickinson, Joyce Krah, Jenni Jay, Amanda Peel, Pearl Hirst, Elizabeth Pummary, Zoe Whitworth and Lisa Webb and the V1 Internal Verifier award went to Lisa Webb and Claire Moscrop.