Schottlander Oral Presentation

The British Society of Prosthodontics, in association with Schottlander, offer an annual prize of £750, together with a certificate, to the principal author of an oral presentation given at the annual conference of the society.

Details

All applicants must be current members of the society. Applications for this award are sought from members of the society and especially but not exclusively from those in training positions.

All applicants must submit a draft copy of their presentation in pdf format prior to the closing date for the shortlisting procedure which will be undertaken by a panel of society judges under the chairmanship of Dr PW Smith.

All four successful candidates will be given a conference fee reduction of £100.

Application Procedure

1. Candidates should email admin@bsspd.org to express their interest in applying.

2. Candidates will be contacted and advised on how to upload their draft presentation to the judging panel.

3. The judging panel will review the applications and all applicants will be informed of the outcome

4. Sucessful candidates will be given a booking reduction code to allow them to access a reduced conference fee.

5. Sucessful candidates should then upload a final abstract via the abstract submission page.

Closing Date: 31st January 2016

Guidance Notes

Candidates are required to submit a ppt or pdf file of their draft case presentation once requested to do so by the chair of the judging panel. The case presented should have major prosthodontics focus (fixed, removable, Implant, maxillofacial)

The candidate must have had a direct involvement in the management of the case presented and where other clinicians been involved, the extent of their contribution must be acknowledged.

Presentations will be of 20 minutes duration and will be followed by 10 minutes of questions by members of the judging panel.

The judges will be looking for

• the degree of complexity and innovation involved
• knowledge and understanding of the clinical management of the case
• the clarity and structure of the presentation
• the candidate's ability to discuss and reflect on the case