Awards
To reflect our commitment to progression and innovation, the BSP awards annual prizes for research into periodontology and implant dentistry both for undergraduates, postgraduate and qualified dentists, hygienists and therapists.
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1971, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career.
VIew the list of previous winners of this prestigious prize: Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize Winners
The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000 together with a certificate (the prize may be split if there is more than one winner).
Eligibility:
Applicants will normally be enrolled on, and currently undertaking, a periodontal/restorative postgraduate degree course or training programme; or have completed their programme within 12 months of the application deadline.
They must present original basic laboratory and/ or clinical research which has an application to periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry and be unpublished (with the exception of conference abstracts). Joint authorship is not permitted. An abstract needs to be submitted by the nominated deadline and will be assessed for excellence and suitability, prior to eligibility for the presentation.
The Research Prize is open to members and non-members of the Society and to international competition.
If asked to make a presentation for the prize at a Conference, the registration fee will be waived. Competition entrants need to attend the whole Conference and the winner will be presented with their certificate at the Conference. The winner may be asked to repeat their presentation to the Conference delegates.
The Prize will be awarded for a presentation (15 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions) to be delivered at the BSP Conference. The presentations will be assessed by adjudicators appointed by the BSP Council and will be judged on research merit and the quality of the presentation. The presentation must contain details of which components of the research the applicant has undertaken personally and must fully explain the contributions to the research of any other individuals. The successful applicant will be asked to give the presentation again to the Conference delegates.
Deadlines for 2026 presentation:
17th August 2026 - the applicant should notify their intention to apply to the BSP Honorary Secretary including full contact details (name, address, email address and brief career history to determine eligibility) and the title of their presentation.
7th September 2026 - the applicant should submit a 500 word abstract with an additional lay abstract (max 200 words) electronically to the BSP Honorary Secretary.
The British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry reserves the right to withhold the award of the Prize at the discretion of the adjudicators. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the BSP. Prize winners are prohibited from applying in subsequent years.
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. The award replaces the Marsh Midda and George Cross Fellowship Awards.
The award may be used for:
- travel to centres of excellence (as recognised by the BSP) for, for example, experience or training for the development of enhanced skills,
- to participate in a course or conference with a definite application in periodontology that has clear educational benefits for the successful recipient,
- any other purpose that has clear educational outcomes, at the discretion of the Society.
The focus of any application must be based on the educational benefits that will be accrued if the award is received, and all applications must contain a clear focus in periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry. Applications for funding to support events that have already taken place will not be considered.
The awards may not be used for:
- purchase of items of clinical equipment or other equipment necessary for completion of specialist training, e.g. clinical cameras, surgical equipment, loupes, textbooks;
- day-to-day living costs while completing specialist training (whether self-funded or not);
- the costs of undertaking specialist training itself (i.e. tuition fees to undertake specialist training cannot be covered by this award). However, fees for courses that are additional to the specialist training may be applied for, providing there is a clear educational benefit with a focus in periodontology, as outlined above.
All applicants must be BSP members. Eligibility criteria include:
- Junior hospital staff (e.g. DCTs, Specialty Registrar grade, ACL/ACF with or without honorary academic contracts). Applicants will normally have been clinically qualified for less than 10 years at the time of application, unless there is a valid reason why the length of time from graduation is more than 10 years.
- Junior academic staff (e.g. clinical fellows, lecturers etc, with or without NHS contract). Applicants will normally have been clinically qualified for less than 10 years at the time of application, unless there is a valid reason why the length of time from graduation is more than 10 years.
- Self-funding periodontology trainees (i.e. postgraduates undertaking periodontal specialist training). Applicants must normally be undergoing recognised postgraduate training leading to a specialist qualification in periodontology at a UK training institute recognised by the GDC.
The maximum amount of any one award is £4,000. All receipts need to be sent to the Honorary Secretary before monies are awarded. More than one award may be made each year, with all applications judged competitively. The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The successful applicant(s) will be announced at the Society's Annual General Meeting (though applicants will be notified of the outcome well before this). The recipient(s) will need to provide receipts to claim the support that they have been awarded.
Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
- full details of the proposed use of the funds (max 3 pages). The emphasis should be on the educational benefits which will be achieved, and these should go above and beyond the educational benefits of the individual's current training programme. There must be a clear application to periodontology.
- short CV (max 2 pages) including full contact details
- scanned signed letter of support from the Head of Department of the relevant institution(s), including both the home and host institutions if travel to a centre of excellence is proposed.
Deadline: 1 January in the year of application.
Successful applicants must submit a brief written report (max 2 pages) within 6 months of completion of the event and may be asked to provide a brief communication to a meeting of the Society, and also for publication in the Society newsletter. If asked to make a presentation at a Conference the registration fee will be waived.
Successful Fellowship applicants are prohibited from applying in subsequent years.
All documents should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. Applicants should initially submit an email to the Honorary Secretary via the BSP website stating their intent to apply, following which they will be supplied with the correct email address to send their full application to. See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicant(s) to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology, achievement and maintenance of peri-implant health, or management of peri-implant disease. Research Grants are available by competitive application.
Applicants must be members of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry who will normally be enrolled on, and currently undertaking, a periodontal/restorative postgraduate degree course or training programme; or have completed their programme within 12 months of the application deadline. Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
- research protocol (max 6 pages including references) that contains full details of the proposed use of the funds (including, but not limited to, background, research methods, analyses, detailed costings, plans for dissemination of data, relevance to periodontology). Any other sources of funding must also be acknowledged in the application.
- short CV (max 2 pages) including full contact details.
- scanned signed letter of support from the Head of Department of the relevant institution(s) where the research will be undertaken.
- scanned signed letter from the Contracts/Finance department of the host institution confirming the funding requested and the payee details of the host institution if the funding is awarded.
Deadline: 1 January
The maximum amount of any one award is £5,000, and the monies will be made payable to the host institution in advance of the research commencing. Funding will only be provided on receipt of confirmation of regulatory clearance, such as ethics approval, where appropriate. The project must commence within 12 months of the grant being awarded.
The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The successful applicant will be announced at the Society's Annual General Meeting (though applicants will be notified of the outcome well before this).
Successful applicants must submit a brief written report (max 2 pages) within 6 months of completion of the research. If asked to make a presentation at a Conference, the registration fee will be waived.
The Society must be acknowledged in any publications, presentations or reports arising from the funded work.
Successful applicants are prohibited from applying in subsequent years. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
All documents should be submitted electronically to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. Applicants should initially submit an email to the Honorary Secretary via the BSP website stating their intent to apply, following which they will be supplied with the correct email address to send their full application to.
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.00 together with a certificate (the prize may be split if there is more than one winner).
Eligibility: Applicants will normally be enrolled on, and currently undertaking, a periodontal/restorative postgraduate degree course or training programme; or have completed their programme within 12 months of the application deadline.
They must present a systematic review which has an application to periodontology and implant dentistry and be unpublished (with the exception of conference abstracts). The presenter must be the first author of the review. The systematic review should follow the PRISMA guideline/extension appropriate to its research question (www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma). The review protocol will also need to have been registered a priori (i.e., prior to commencing the review itself) on a publicly accessible database and we recommend PROSPERO (www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero).The systematic review presentation is in written poster format, details provided on submission of interest. In addition, the full systematic review must be submitted to the judging panel prior to the nominated deadline accompanied by the PRISMA checklist and evidence of database registration.
The presentations will be assessed by adjudicators appointed by the BSP Council and will be judged on research merit and the quality of the presentation prior to the Conference, the winner being announced at the Conference. The presentation must contain details of which components of the research the applicant has undertaken personally and must fully explain the contributions to the research of any other individuals.
The Systematic Review Prize is open to members and non-members of the Society and to international competition.
Deadlines for 2026 presentation:
17th August 2026 - the applicant should notify their intention to apply to the BSP Honorary Secretary including full contact details (name, address, email address and brief career history to determine eligibility) and the title of their presentation.
7th September 2026 - the applicant should submit their systematic review paper, together with an abstract (max 200 words) electronically to the BSP Honorary Secretary. You will also be invited to display your work in poster format at the upcoming BSP Conference. (AO Poster – 841mm x 1189mm, Portrait orientation)
The British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry reserves the right to withhold the award of the Prize at the discretion of the adjudicators. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the BSP. Prize winners are prohibited from applying in subsequent years.,
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
Two prizes of £500 each are offered by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry.
The project may take several forms:
- it may be an elective with a clear educational outcome relevant to periodontology
- it may be a literature review of an area of periodontology of interest to the applicant
- it may be a small research project
In all cases, there must be a clear focus in periodontology and clearly stated educational aims.
Documents that must be submitted as part of the application include:
- full details of the proposed use of the funds (max 4 pages), in which the emphasis should be on the educational benefits that will be achieved, and there must be a clear application to periodontology
- short CV (max 2 pages) including full contact details
- scanned signed letter of support from a member of academic staff at the applicant's dental school supporting the application.
If the application is to support an elective, the award may be used for covering the costs of travel.
The maximum amount of any one award is up to £500. The award will normally be split so that up to £250 is awarded prior to the project/elective, and up to £250 is awarded on receipt of a report from the successful applicant after the project/elective has been completed. For this purpose, a brief written report (max 4 pages) must be submitted within 3 months of completing the project. In the case of literature reviews, the full prize may be awarded in one go.
The successful applicant(s) will be announced at the Society's Annual General Meeting. Certificates will be posted to the successful applicants and they will be awarded student membership of the British Society of Periodontology for the remainder of their undergraduate career.
Deadline: 1 January
The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
All documents should be submitted by email to the Honorary Secretary of the BSP. Applicants should initially submit an email to the Honorary Secretary via the BSP website stating their intent to apply, following which they will be supplied with the correct email address to send their full application to.
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
The British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry is committed to supporting audit proposals with funding of a maximum of £500 for each project. Proposals, which may be submitted at any time of year, will in the first instance be considered by a panel of referees before making recommendations to Council at its next meeting. Council normally meets in March, June, September and December. A maximum of 4 awards may be made annually from January to December.
The award is open to any member of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
Applications should contain full details of the proposed use of the funds together with a one-page CV of the lead applicant (including full contact details). All members of the project team must be clearly acknowledged.
A full protocol for the project must be submitted electronically, together with details of where the project will be carried out, duration of the project, how the project specifically benefits the practice of periodontology, as well as details on how the data and outcomes are to be disseminated. Full justification for the funding requested must be provided.
The proposal should also include details of:
- The structure of the audit cycle;
- How the audit is designed to produce information to inform delivery of best periodontal care;
- How the service or intervention will be measured against a predetermined standard;
- The details of any treatment, intervention or service involved;
- Questionnaires or other evaluation tools.
Applicants should acknowledge in their application any other sources of funding. Successful applicants will be expected to acknowledge the support of the Society in any subsequent publications or reports. Funding will only be provided on receipt of proof of any regulatory clearance, where appropriate.
Successful applicants must submit a report within 6 months of completion of the project and may be asked to present a brief communication to a meeting of the Society, also for publication within the Society newsletter. If invited to make a presentation at a Society Conference, the registration fee will be waived. Successful applicants are prohibited from applying again for 5 years. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the BSP.
All documents must be submitted electronically, by email, to the Honorary Secretary of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. Applicants should initially submit an email to the Honorary Secretary via the BSP website stating their intent to apply, following which they will be supplied with the correct email address to send their full application to.
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
Year commencing 1 January for this prize.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
We hold a poster prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes are open to members of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. All entrants will be expected to register for the Conference. The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500 together with a certificate. In the event of the award for either a research or clinical case report being awarded to joint winners, the prize money will be equally shared. Full details are below and on the website.
Eligibility: applicants will normally have been clinically qualified for less than 10 years at the time of application, unless there is a valid reason why the length of time from graduation is more than 10 years. Application for the award is on an individual basis and joint applications will not be accepted. The name of the lead clinician/researcher can be included in the submission.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry. A systematic review or audit project cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal and/or peri-implant management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The posters will be assessed by a team of judges appointed by the BSP Council and will be judged on content and quality of the poster. The poster must contain details of which components of the research or periodontal care the applicant has undertaken personally and must fully explain the contributions of any other individuals.
The winner(s) will be awarded their certificate(s) at the Conference.
Deadlines:
17th August 2026 - the applicant should notify their intention to apply, with full contact details (including name, address, email address and brief career history to determine eligibility), the title of their poster and abstract (max 200 words).
7th September 2026 - the applicant should submit their poster electronically to the BSP Honorary Secretary. In addition, please bring a poster to the upcoming BSP Conference for display. (AO Poster – 841mm x 1189mm, Portrait orientation)
The British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry reserves the right to withhold the award of either Prize at the discretion of the judges. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the BSP.
See the foot of the page for details of how to contact the Honorary Secretary.
The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year awarded by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
Two prizes of £250 each and one-year’s free membership are offered by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry to encourage early career primary care dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists to showcase the high standards of clinical periodontal care and reflective practice from the start of their clinical career. Up to two prizes are awarded, one for dentists and one for hygienists/therapists.
Eligibility:
1. Early Career Dentist Primary Care Case Report Award
- GDC registered dentist.
- Clinically qualified as a dentist for less than 3 years at the application deadline (E.g. Foundation dentist, Dental Core Trainee 1/2, General Dental Practitioner).
- The award is not open to dentists who are on, or have undertaken, a specialist training pathway or an MClinDent/DClinDent/MSc qualification.
2. Early Career Dental Hygienist/Therapist Primary Care Case Report Award
- GDC registered hygienist or therapist.
- Clinically qualified as a hygienist or therapist for less than 5 years at the application deadline.
The award is open to members and non-members. The Society reserves the right not to make any awards in a given year. The applicant cannot apply for more than one prize in any given year by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
The case reports will be judged by adjudicators appointed by the BSP council. Prize winners are prohibited from applying to this award in subsequent years.
Case Report Guidance
The case report should be patient centred and focus on the periodontal care you have provided. Case reports can include non-surgical and surgical intervention, although a surgical case does not necessarily suggest a higher quality case report. Good quality non-surgical therapy, appropriately documented, is strongly encouraged for both award categories.
- The report should include information about the clinical condition before treatment, the treatment undertaken, as well as the outcome of treatment and a brief reflection. Photographs and radiographs will help illustrate the case.
- Treatment protocols should follow UK best practice guidelines where possible and justify the rationale for any treatment where this wasn’t the case.
- We encourage you to provide the patient perspective on the treatment provided.
- Case reports should not exceed 1500 words and should reference any relevant key periodontal literature.
- It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that they have obtained appropriate signed consent from the patient. Please do not include specific identifiable patient details in the case report.
Prize
The prize will include a certificate, a cash award of £250 and one-year’s subscription as a member of the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry.
Deadline: 14th September 2026
Contact the BSP Honorary Secretary
Applicants should indicate their interest by emailing the Honorary Secretary, Professor Luigi Nibali: luigi.nibali@kcl.ac.uk
Awards & Prizes
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The BSP hold an annual poster prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology. A systematic review cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
Research Poster
This year we had three entrants for this category:
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 Research Poster is Dr Mary Naa Barkor Ayettey-Adamafio.
Clinical Case Report Poster
This year we had four entrants for this category:
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 Clinical Case Report Poster is Dr Mitul Shah.
Dr Mary Naa Barkor Ayettey-Adamafio
Winner
Dr Mitul Shah
Winner
The Audit Award prize, of up to £500 per project, has been awarded to the following applicants in 2020:
- Ahmed Elmatary & Matin Ali Madadian - "Record Keeping Re-audit for New Patients Assessed on Periodontal Consultant Clinic"
- Shaun Hodge - "The BSP Implementation of the 2017 Classification of Periodontal Diseases: Lessons Learnt From Application In General Practice"
- Varkha Rattu - "Explaining and investigating periodontitis as a risk factor of diabetes within the diabetes department at a district general hospital"
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. The 2020 award and £500 prize has been awarded to:
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Sumaiya Yonis
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
The 2020 judges shortlisted the applications to the following seven entries:
- Chloe Harrington - "The professional management of periimplantitis: a systematic review of randomised controlled
trials" - Niamh Kelly - "Periodontal health and the frequency of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
- Chaitanya Joshi - "Association between serum antibody response against the key periodontal bacteria
and increased risk of myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta analysis" - Niamh Coffey -"Periodontal and Oral Health Status of People with Cystic Fibrosis: a Systematic Review"
- Shailly Luthra - "Invasive dental treatment and acute vascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis"
- Kunaal Dhingra - "Flapless non-surgical periodontal therapy with enamel matrix derivative: a systematic review"
- Jamini Mehta - "Study design, primary outcome and reproducibility in randomized controlled trials in periodontology. A methodological systematic review"
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2020 Systematic Review Prize is Niamh Kelly.
Niamh Kelly
Winner
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2020 prize has been awarded to three worthy entries from:
- Imogen Midwood
- Alex Pollard
- Anjana Sagar
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2020 judges shortlisted the applications to the following three entries:
- Patrick Fee - "Examining the effectiveness of different dental recall strategies on maintenance of periodontal health: four-year results from a randomised controlled trial"
- Cher Farrugia - "Role of Fusobacterium nucleatum and Multispecies Interactions in Endothelial Damage"
- Rajaishee Armugam - "Comparing the Attitudes of Dental Students from Japan to those from the UK and Brazil When Managing Patients with Inherited Bleeding Disorders"
The entrants were given the opportunity to present their research, via webinar, on the 8th December. The judges were extremely impressed by all of the presentations.
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 2020 is Cher Farrugia.
Cher Farrugia
Winner
The BSP hold an annual poster prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology. A systematic review cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The Poster Prize entries were judged at the BSP Conference in London 12-14 November 2021.
Research Poster
This year we had one entry for this category:
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2021 Research Poster is Shivani Rani.
Clinical Case Report Poster
This year we had three entrants for this category:
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2021 Clinical Case Report Poster is Rajpal Tattar.
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. There were two awards made for 2021, with each winner receiving a prize of £500:
- Jane Murray - "Does the prebiotic N-acetyl-Dmannosamine increase the proportion of beneficial bacteria when added with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri to in vitro models of periodontal biofilms?"
- Oliver Ryder - "A Literature Review into the Mechanisms and Uses of Platelet Rich Fibrin in Periodontology. Is it Effective?"
Jane Murray
Winner
Oliver Ryder
Winner
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
This year we have received the following two entries:
- Oliver Jones - "Azithromycin as an Adjunct to Subgingival Professional Mechanical Plaque Removal in the Treatment of Grade C Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis"
- Rizky Irwandi - "Circulating inflammatory cell profiling and periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
The Systematic Review Prize entries were judged at the BSP Conference in London 12-14 November 2021.
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2021 Systematic Review Prize is Oliver Jones.
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicants to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. The 2021 prize has been awarded to:
Joanna Batt
Winner
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2021 prize has been awarded to:
Anastasiya Orishko
Winner
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2021 judges have shortlisted the applications to the following two entries:
- Chandni Shah - "Vaping and periodontal therapy response."
- Chaitanya Pradeep Joshi - "Coronary Artery Disease Risk is Increased by Periodontal Pathobionts."
The entrants were given the opportunity to present their research at the BSP Conference in London 12-14 November 2021. The Judges found them both to be of a very high standard.
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 2021 is Chaitanya Pradeep Joshi.
The BSP hold an annual poster prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology. A systematic review cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The Poster Prize entries will be judged at the BSP Conference in Luton 13-15 October 2022.
Research Poster
This year we had two entries for this category:
- James Scott - "Were are machine learning and artificial intelligence being used in periodontology today? A scoping review"
- Annabel Simpson - "Mechanical Plaque Removal Increases Health Associated Nitrate Reducing Bacteria - An Opportunity for Nitrate as a Targeted Prebiotic"
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Research Poster prize is Annabel Simpson.
Clinical Case Report Poster
This year we had four entrants for this category:
- Zainab Haji - "Management of implant displaced in maxillary sinus"
- Chaitanya Joshi - "Allograft from extracted human teeth: a way to reuse biomedical waste?"
- Pasquale Santamaria - "Impact of furcation involvement and related risk factors on tooth loss: a 5 year prospective cohort study"
- Fatma Al Maskari - "Gingival veneers - the alternative approach to root coverage"
We also had an entry from Joshua Jackson - "Exploring the view of patients with periodontitis and peri-implantitis regarding generic measure of oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL)". (Showcase only).
The judges are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2022 Clinical Case Report Poster prize is Chaitanya Joshi.
Annabel Simpson
Winner
Chaitanya Joshi
Winner
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
This year we have received the following four entries:
- Guiseppe Mainas - "Could calorie intake restriction affect periodontal disease? A systematic review"
- Faisal Faihan Alotaibi - "Effectiveness of Various Techniques Used in The Management of Vertical Alveolar Ridge Defects; A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis"
- Varkha Rattu - "Prevalence of stable and successfully treated periodontitis subjects and incidence of subsequent tooth loss within supportive periodontal care: A systematic review and meta-analyses"
- Rijula Karanjkar - "Effect of tobacco and nicotine in causing staining of dental hard tissues and dental materials: A systematic review"
The Systematic Review Prize entries will be judged at the BSP Conference in Luton 13-15 October 2022.
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of The Systematic Review Prize 2022 is
Varkha Rattu
Winner
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2022 judges have shortlisted the applications to the following four entries:
- Alice Duke - "A case study exploring the experiences of dental clinicians implementing the Healthy Gums Do Matter care pathway within a secondary care unit in Western Scotland"
- Crystal Marrunganti - "Lifestyle behaviours predict the outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy. A pre-post quasi-experimental study"
- Vitor Neves - "Glucose metabolism modulation in periodontal disease prevention as a form of preventive medicine"
- Victoria Sampson - "Can Guided Biofilm Therapy alter the oral microbiome in a short and long term basis?"
The entrants will be given the opportunity to present their research at the BSP Conference in Luton 13-15 October 2022. The Judges choose a winner after hearing their presentations.
The BSP is delighted to announce that the winner of The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 2022 is
Vitor Neves
Winner
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. The 2022 prize of £500 has been awarded to:
- Kate McNelly
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicants to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. The 2022 prize has been awarded to:
Dr Joshua Jackson
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The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2022 prize has been awarded to:
Dr Hong Jin Tan
Winner
The Audit Award prize of £500 has been awarded to the following applicant in 2023:
Dr Beant Thandi
Winner
The BSP hold an annual Poster Prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry. A systematic review or audit project cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal and/or peri-implant management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The Poster Prize entries will be judged at the BSP Conference in Birmingham 11-13 October 2023.
Research Poster
This year we had four entries for this category:
- Susan Bissett - "Detection of previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation in a dental setting in the UK: a cross-sectional study."
- Krishan Pandya - "The Antimicrobial Dilemma - Implant Antibiotic Prophylaxis in an Era of Resistance."
- Samina Iram - "Management of Periodontal Disease and uptake of BSP Implementation of 2017 Classification and 2020 S3 Guideline in UK Primary Care: A Pilot Study."
- Vanaja Krishna Naik - "Utilization of Think-aloud protocol to cognitively validate a self-reported periodontitis questionnaire."
We also had an entry from Benjamin Hewitt - "Application of the buoyant epithelial culture device (BECD) system: Lipopolysaccharide challenge in 2D and organotypic gingival epithelia." (Showcase only).
The Research Poster Prize 2023 was awarded to Dr Vanaja Krishna Naik.
Clinical Case Report Poster
This year we had three entrants for this category:
- Ursala Jogezai - "The multidisciplinary approach for the management of a compromised anterior dentition: A clinical case report."
- Maria Laccotripe - "Efficiency of Xenografts with Collagen Barriers during Surgical Reconstruction to Manage Peri-Implant Bone and Soft Tissue Deficiencies at Single Implant Sites in the Esthetic Zone: A Case Report."
- Farhan Raza - "Case where failed dental implants (implants that failed to osse-integrate) were re-used in the same subjects (without a lag period) by employing a simple & cost-effective protocol of surface treatment of the fixture along with minor modification of the osteotomy site."
The Clinical Case Report Poster Prize 2023 was awarded to Dr Ursala Jogezai.
Dr Vanaja Krishna Naik
Winner
Dr Ursala Jogezai
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The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
Following presentations at the BSP Conference in Birmingham, The Systematic Review Prize 2023 was awarded to:
Dr Nor Shafina Binti Mohamed Nazari.
Winner
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2023 judges have shortlisted the applications to the following four entries:
- Niamh Coffey - "Periodontal Disease prevalence and Oral Hygiene in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis."
- Avinash Patel - "Minimally-invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy in teeth with bone loss to the apex: A prospective study."
- Rajpal Tattar - "Total versus neutrophil derived IL-1β KO in mice: novel findings exploring the function of neutrophils in local immune function and periodontal health."
- Kiran Amin - "An international response to the management of unknown dental implants."
Following presentations at the BSP Conference in Birmingham, The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize was awarded to:
Dr Niamh Coffey
Winner
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. The 2023 prize of £500 has been awarded to:
Robson Chiremba
Winner
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicants to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. The 2023 prize has been awarded to:
Dr Kitty Guo
Winner
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2023 prizes has been awarded to:
Patrick Fee
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Jasmine Loke
Winner
Giuseppe Mainas
Winner
The BSP hold an annual Poster Prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry. A systematic review or audit project cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal and/or peri-implant management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The Poster Prize entries will be judged at the BSP Conference in Newcastle 9-11 October 2024.
Research Poster
This year we have six entries for this category:
- Joshua Jackson - "Qualitative preliminary findings from a Study Within A Trial (SWAT) to determine the suitability of Dental Care Professionals to Act as Principal Investigations."
- Joao Paulo Steffens - "Exercise improves periodontal repair following ligature-induced periodontitis in rats through irisin-associated growth factor modulation."
- Ahmad Azhar B Misran - "Are we providing comprehendible text material to our periodontal patients? A preliminary study."
- Kitty Guo - "Genomic analysis of the periodontal pathogen Fusobacterium nucleatum: Variation in virulence and implications for colorectal cancer risk."
- Dr Sucharita Banerjee - "Circulating and GCF levels of sIL1RAP are reduced in Periodontitis subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus."
- Akram Alshirah - "The Efficacy of Autologous Concentrated Growth Factor in Regenerative Dentistry - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."
The Research Poster Prize 2024 was awarded to Dr Kitty Guo.
Clincial Case Report Poster
This year we have three entries for this category:
- Sarah Ghazi - "Implantoplasty in the treatment of Peri-implantitis – case report."
- Anju Rana - "Peri-prosthetic overgrowth management around implants in a leiomyosarcoma-treated case."
- Sandeep Pai - "Socket Preservation for the non-implant based restorative solution- Think about the Pink."
The Clinical Case Report Poster Prize 2024 was awarded to Dr Sandeep Pai.
Dr Kitty Guo
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Dr Sandeep Pai
Winner
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
The following entries will be judged at the BSP Conference in Newcastle:
- Deema Dababseh - "Adjunctive Use of Hyaluronic Acid in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."
- Sandra Olivia Kuswandani - "Periodontal and Peri-implant Tissue Augmentation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."
- Faisal Alotaibi - "Premature Bone Resorption in Vertical Ridge Augmentation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis."
- Tina Lipovec - "Autologous Platelet Concentrates as Adjuncts to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis."
- Mishika Arora - "The effectiveness of platelet rich fibrin in alveolar ridge augmentation: a systematic review."
Following presentations at the BSP Conference in Newcastle, The Systematic Review Prize 2024 was awarded to:
Dr Faisal Alotaibi
Winner
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2024 judges have shortlisted the applications to the following four entries:
- Annabel Simpson - "Fighting Fit-The Impact of Aerobic Exercise Training on the Oral Environment and Microbiota."
- Crystal Marruganti - "Periodontitis increases the susceptibility to severe plaque psoriasis. A University-based cross-sectional study and microRNA expression analysis."
- Samina Iram - "Current practice in management of Periodontal disease and uptake of BSP implementation of 2017 WWC and 2020 S3 Guideline stage I-III Periodontitis in UK Primary care."
- Tasnim Choudhury - "Effects of adjunctive Er, Cr :YSGG laser in non-surgical periodontal treatment of intrabony periodontal defects: a 12-month, triple- masked, split-mouth randomised controlled trial."
Following presentations at the BSP Conference in Newcastle, The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 2024 was awarded to:
Dr Crystal Marruganti
Winner
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. The 2024 prize of £500 has been awarded to:
Laura Irving
Winner
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicants to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. The 2024 prize has been awarded to:
Sara Sharaf
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Giuseppe Mainas
Winner
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2024 prizes has been awarded to:
Pasquale Santamaria
Winner
Two prizes of £250 each and one-year’s free membership are offered by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry to encourage early career primary care dentists, dental hygienists and dental therapists to showcase the high standards of clinical periodontal care and reflective practice from the start of their clinical career. Up to two prizes are awarded, one for dentists and one for hygienists/therapists.
The 2025 Primary Care Early Career Case Report prize has been awarded to Alexander Ribera Edwards for his detailed patient case study.
Alexander Ribera Edwards
Winner
The BSP hold an annual Poster Prize competition with two categories: Research and Clinical Case Report.
The Prizes each take the form of a cash award of £500.
The poster must demonstrate either:
- Original scientific research which has an application to periodontology or related aspects of implant dentistry. A systematic review or audit project cannot be submitted; or
- Details of a clinical case which may have multi-disciplinary content but with the main theme being the periodontal and/or peri-implant management.
Work must be unpublished (with the exception of Conference abstracts).
The Poster Prize entries will be judged at The Oral Health Summit in Edinburgh 27-29 November 2025.
Research Poster
This year we have seven entries for this category:
- Zehra Yonel - "INDICATE-2: INtroducing DIabetes Checks in A denTal sEtting-2. The Story so far."
- Aiste Dantis - "Orthodontists' Knowledge of Periodontal Assessment and Conditions: A cross-sectional survey in the United Kingdom and Lithuania"
- Marina Bozic - "Integrating Research into Primary Dental Care: A Protocol for Longitudinal Oral Health Studies in a Dental School Setting."
- Lina Almanie - "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Adjunctive Systemic Medications in Periodontal Treatment: A Single-Centre Three-Year Retrospective Study."
- Silviya Petkova-Ivanova & Teodora Nikolaeva Bolyarova-Konova - "Tooth Loss in a Sample of the Bulgarian Population.”
- Bruna Dias Carvalho da Costa - "Characterising the gingival metabolome during periodontal disease induction and its response to metformin, in vivo.''
- Arish Ghani - "Dentists’ Perceptions of Dental Implant Maintenance Therapy: A Qualitative Study."
The Research Poster Prize 2025 was awarded to:
Dr Zehra Yonel
Winner
The Systematic Review Prize, instituted in 2018, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1000.
The following entries will be judged at The Oral Health Summit in Edinburgh:
- Frances Hodson - "Assessing the effects of electrolytic cleaning of dental implant surfaces on clinical outcomes for patients with peri-implant disease: A systematic review."
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Payvand Menhadji - "The Influence of Flap Design on the Relevance of Biomaterials in Regenerative Periodontal Surgery."
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Hengjia Zhang - "From Routine Periodontal Therapy to Alzheimer’s Early Detection: A Systematic Review."
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Vanessa Venchard - "Patient Reported Outcomes following Root Coverage Procedures for Multiple Gingival Recession Defects: A Systematic Review and Individual participant Data Meta-Analysis."
The Systematic Review Prize 2025 was awarded to Payvand Menhadji and Vanessa Venchard.
Payvand Menhadji
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Vanessa Venchard
Winner
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize, instituted in 1970, is awarded annually by the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, with the object of encouraging researchers in the early stages of their career. The Prize takes the form of a cash award of £1,000.
The 2025 judges have shortlisted the applications to the following four entries:
- Marion Bowman - "Difficult dental conversations: Discussing periodontal disease and behaviour change."
- Noha Zoheir - "IL10 promoter haplotypes shape the periodontal microenvironment: A multi-omics analysis in a UK cohort."
- Rajpal Tattar - "Notch Signalling: A critical gatekeeper of periodontal homeostasis under pathological conditions."
- Vanaja Naik - "Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences, Perseverative Cognition, and Periodontitis: A Cross-sectional Survey."
The Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 2025 was awarded to:
Noha Zoheir
Winner
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. Two prizes of £500 have been awarded in 2025 to:
Sophie Lam
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Joshua Hurley
Winner
The Frank Ashley Undergraduate Prize is designed to encourage dental and hygiene therapy undergraduates at UK Dental Schools to undertake a project that has a clear educational benefit in periodontology. Two prizes of £500 have been awarded in 2026 to:
Adam Mumtaz
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Mohammad Khalfan
Winner
The BSP Research Grant is designed to support postgraduate research development and training with a value up to £5,000. The primary purpose is to enable the successful applicants to undertake research projects with a clear application in periodontology. The 2026 prize has been awarded to:
James Daly
Winner
The Clinical Fellowship Award is designed to enhance clinical training by providing support for successful applicants to participate in or attend events that have a clear educational benefit, with explicitly stated educational outcomes. With a maximum award of up to £4,000, the 2026 prize has been awarded to:
Cher Farrugia
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