Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 September, 2024
Hutton Theatre, Tūtura Otago Museum and online via livestream
Registrations are now closed.
Thanks to all who joined us for our second annual Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, highlighting the clinical excellence and research achievements of the University of Otago's Faculty of Dentistry.
The meeting featured keynote presentations from leading international researchers and clinicians, and presentations from our staff and students exploring clinical cases and research projects. Special thanks to our keynote speakers, all our presenters, and of course our sponsors Dentsply Sirona, Envista, Ivoclar, Lumino, MAS, Osstem, Solventum and Straumann.
Prizes for the best clinical and research presentations by postgraduate students were presented at the end of the Symposium, along with our annual Sir John Walsh Research Institute Awards. Congratulations to the following recipients:
| Clinical case presentation awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Martin | DClinDent (Periodontics) | Supervisor: Professor Warwick Duncan |
| 2nd | Aiman Mohd Nizar | DClinDent (Oral Pathology) | Supervisor: Dr Benedict Seo |
| 3rd | Zaid Dohan | DClinDent (Endodontics) | Supervisor: Associate Professor Lara Friedlander |
| Research presentation awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Esther Cheong | DClinDent (Orthodontics) | Supervisor: Dr Carolina Loch |
| 2nd | Rebecca Phemister | DClinDent (Periodontics) | Supervisor: Associate Professor Dawn Coates |
| =3rd | Zoe Berryman | DClinDent (Orthodontics) | Supervisor: Professor Jonathan Broadbent |
| =3rd | Dhara Tilvawala | MComDent | Supervisor: Professor Jonathan Broadbent |
| 2024 Sir John Walsh Research Institute Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sir John Walsh Award for Research Excellence | Senior researcher Professor Jonathan Broadbent | Early/mid-career researcher Dr Carolina Loch |
| Research Supervisor of the Year | Dr Benedict Seo | |
| Research Publication of the Year | Dr Carolina Loch | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44112-8 |
| Postgraduate Research Publication of the Year | Dr Deanna Beckett | https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4928 |
We are looking forward to next year's Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium, which will take place on 10-11 September 2025. Registration for the 2025 Symposium will open in July 2025.
For any inquiries, please contact postgrad.dentistry@otago.ac.nz.
