Excellence Awards Finalists 2025

Dentist of the Year

Anisha Ravji
Hillside Dental Centre
North West, Central and NI

Aniza Lone
Kings Lynn 2
South East

Despoina Stamou
Kingswood
Wales and South West

Mihai Neacsu
Avante Dental Centre
North East and Scotland

Neil Schembri
Bristol 9 - Pembroke Road
Orthodontic

Young Dentist of the Year

Alexanne Martin
Haslingden
North West, Central and NI

Rohith Prabhakar
Havant & Copnor
South East

Joshua Hampson
Bridport
Wales and South West

Joshua Goh
Stonebow, York
North East and Scotland

Orthodontist of the Year

Ian Toibin
Bridge House, Bridgwater
Wales and South West

Umar Rehman
OW Glasgow
North East and Scotland

Pardeep Saini
Bristol 9 - Pembroke Road
Orthodontic

Hygienist/Therapist/Ortho Therapist of the Year

Victoria Corner
St Neots
South East

Sharon Foxhall
Bridport
Wales and South West

Alison Wilson
‍Shipley
North East and Scotland

Tara Fagan
Bristol 9 - Pembroke Road
Orthodontic

Dental Nurse of the Year

Fiona Hunter
Louth 1
North West, Central and NI

Louise Harris
‍Bognor Regis
South East

Victoria Lowry
‍Union Street, Torquay
Wales and South West

Samantha Faulkner
Bridlington
North East and Scotland

Aimee Morgan
Bristol 9 - Pembroke Road
Orthodontic

Treatment Coordinator of the Year

Esme Rodgers
Winsford
North West, Central and NI

Christina Dickinson
‍Southsea 2 (Palmerston Road)
South East

Emma Seabourne
Emerson's Green
Wales and South West

Chloe Rooks
Avalon House, Sunderland
North East and Scotland

Stacey Roddy
myorthodontist Rotherham
Orthodontic

Receptionist of the Year

Luke Hodgson
Blackburn 3
North West, Central and NI

Gail Prior
St Neots
South East

Sarahlouise Brennan
‍Kings Norton
Wales and South West

Erica Brook
‍Shipley
North East and Scotland

Kirsty Yeung
OW Nottingham
Orthodontic

Practice Team of the Year

Formby
North West, Central and NI

Bognor Regis
South East

Kingswood
Wales and South West

Queen Street, Morley
North East and Scotland

OW Nottingham
Orthodontic

Practice Manager of the Year

Kafia Chir
Burnley
North West, Central and NI

Katie Cook
Bognor Regis
South East

Hannah Williams
Truro
Wales and South West

Charlotte Hyde
Stonebow, York
North East and Scotland

Amanda Arnold
‍St Ives
Orthodontic

Field Team Member of the Year

Louisa Grady
Resourcing Business Partner

Marcia Dias
Clinical Development Advisor

Robert Morison
Area Development Advisor

Matthew Arnold
Clinical Development Advisor

Support Centre Team of the Year

Regulatory Compliance‍

Lead Generation‍

Patient Support

IOS Support Managers‍

Support Centre Colleague of the Year

April Davies
‍Project Resourcing Manager

Dana Koper
‍Finance Business Partner

Kellie Butterworth
‍Ortho Marketing Manager

Victoria Hayes
‍Patient Support Manager

Mentor of the Year

Anthony Walsh
‍Dentist

Danielle Caddy
‍Dentist

Heidi Boonstra
‍Clinical Development Advisor

Vasiliki Kaoura
‍Dentist

Shortlisted nominees have been announced!

A message from OUR
Chief Executive Officer

Nilesh Pandya

The mydentist Excellence Awards recognise the outstanding individuals and teams across mydentist who make a real difference through the work that they do. Whether that is by offering outstanding care to patients, supporting each other, building and developing careers that support you and your goals, or helping to shape the way we deliver dentistry. The awards shine a light on individuals and practices who truly embody our purpose of helping the nation smile and live our People Values – we respect each other, we grow together and we achieve as one - every day. 

I’m so proud that the best people in dentistry choose to work at mydentist and the mydentist Excellence Awards is dedicated to celebrating all our colleagues. 

The finalists will be invited to attend this year’s awards ceremony which will be held on Friday 10 October at Manchester Central Convention Complex and I’m really looking forward to celebrating your achievements.

Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for all of the great things you do, day in day out, for colleagues and patients. 

Thank you,
Nilesh
Nyree Whitley

Nomination Deadline
Friday 13 June

Nomination Deadline
Friday 13 June

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WHAT’S NEW FOR THIS YEAR?

We’ve listened to your feedback from last year’s Excellence Awards and have made some changes.
  1. Additional guidance - You told us that you found it difficult to complete the nomination form last year and needed support on what a good nomination looks like. We have created a new video to support you with how to write a winning nomination which you can see below.
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  2. Regional finalists - All regions will be represented within this year’s finalists – This year’s finalists will feature one person from each region giving us five finalists per category (where the category allows). This means we will be able to recognise colleagues across all regions and invite them to celebrate at Excellence Awards gala dinner.
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  3. Self-nominations - Self-nomination for individual categories has been removed – this year, it’s all about celebrating the achievements of others. Nominations for your own team will be accepted against team awards.
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  4. Save, save, save - You will be able to save your nomination at any point and come back to it later. This means that everyone should have the time and ability to submit their nomination without the risk of losing anything you’ve worked on.
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  5. People Values - During nominations for Excellence Awards 2024, we asked for all of the People Values to be displayed within the nomination for every award category. This year, we’re making it easier – you only need to demonstrate evidence of one People Value, instead of all three.
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  6. Uploading photos - We know from your feedback that uploading a photo of your nominee made the nomination process more difficult. This year uploading a photo of your nominee at this stage is optional. Feel free to upload a photo of your nominee if you have one and it’s easy to do so.  Otherwise, we will contact all finalists to ask for a photo to use on the website once they are announced.

HOW TO WRITE A WINNING NOMINATION

AWARD CATEGORIES & CRITERIA

Nominations for the Excellence Awards has now closed.

The judges are currently working through all of this year’s nominations and scoring them based on how well they meet the criteria within each category below. 
We respect each other - How they help support and respect their colleagues and patients. This could include how they make a real difference in the practice, with patients and in the community through the work they do or ways in which they have supported an open and honest culture.
We grow together - How they have contributed to the development and growth of themselves and their team. This could include how they have developed their own career in any way such as additional training, supported the growth of others such as mentoring or how they have shaped the way they deliver dentistry.
We achieve as one - How they deliver outstanding care to their patients, support their colleagues and work collaboratively to achieve. This could include any achievements and evidence of ways in which they have supported colleagues.
Make sure your nomination links back to the criteria to help it get through to our judges.
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Dentist of the Year

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Young Dentist of the Year

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Orthodontist of the Year

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Hygienist/Therapist/
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Dental Nurse of the Year

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Treatment Coordinator of the Year

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Receptionist of the Year

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Practice Team of the Year

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Practice Manager of the Year

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Field Team Member of the Year

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Support Centre Team of the Year

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Support Centre Colleague
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Mentor of the Year

We will also be presenting the Chairman’s award for outstanding contribution.

The winner for this award will be announced on the evening.

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NOMINATION GUIDELINES

What happens next?

You have until Friday 13 June to nominate in as many categories as you wish, providing as much information as possible and meeting the set criteria for each category.

This year’s finalists will be announced later in the year with the 2025 mydentist Excellence Awards ceremony being held on Friday 10 October at Manchester Central Convention Complex.

Why should you nominate?

Only you know how great your colleagues are, so don’t hold back and nominate in as many categories as you can. Whether it’s an exceptional Dentist, Receptionist, Therapist, Hygienist or a Support Centre colleague or team, we want to hear everything about them!

Nominations are judged based on how much of the criteria is covered. Finalists are not chosen based on the number of nominations they receive, so please remember this, and use the criteria to tell us as much information as you can to make each nomination count. Any nominations that don’t fit all mandatory criteria will not be considered.

How to nominate

Make sure you have read the category criteria and complete the nomination form keeping within the 150-word count for each criteria point. Once you submit the nomination, you cannot amend it. If you plan to enter more than one nomination, you need to submit separate entries.

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THE RULES

  • All entries must be submitted via our nomination form.
  • The deadline for all nominations is midnight on Friday 13 June.
  • Self-nominations will not be accepted for individual categories. Nominations for your own team will be accepted against team awards.
  • Entries must keep to the word count of 150 words per criteria point.
  • All nominations must fit the criteria outlined. Any nominations received that don’t fit the criteria or contain the relevant evidence will not be considered.
  • You can submit nominations in more than one category, provided that each entry has been specifically written to address the relevant criteria.
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JUDGING

All nominations that we have received for the Excellence Awards are currently going through a multi-step judging process.

Firstly, all nominations are reviewed to make sure that they meet the criteria for each category. If your nomination doesn’t meet all of the mandatory criteria points, it will not have been put forward to the judging panel.

The judging panel is made up of colleagues from within mydentist from a mix of clinical and non-clinical roles. Categories are split between multiple judges who read and score each nomination out of 10 depending on how well it meets the criteria. All judges return their scored nominations to the Communications team who collate all nominations within their categories.

The nominations will then be passed to an external judging panel who will carry outa quality check for all scores and do a final review of all nominations. This determines our finalists for each category.

All nominations are anonymous when they go to the judges to avoid any bias. They see the wording that has been submitted along with any supporting information such as case studies, but will not see the full name, area, region, practice or Support Centre team that they are part of. Nominations are judged on the wording alone.

If you have any questions on the judging process, please contact us at excellenceawards@mydentist.co.uk.

FAQs

‍When and where is the awards ceremony?
The 2025 awards ceremony will be held on Friday 10 October, at Manchester Central Convention Complex.

How can I book to attend the awards ceremony?

All finalists will receive an invitation to register their place at the awards ceremony. All finalists for an individual award will have the opportunity to bring a guest to celebrate with them, and teams who are a finalist for a team award are provided with five places for members of their team to represent them on the night. Guests must be colleagues from within mydentist. As the Excellence Awards is part of the Clinical Conference, CLINCON25, all delegates for the event will have the option to attend to Excellence Awards as part of their registration.

What happens if I am a finalist?

All finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony for a night of celebration, entertainment and a three-course meal with a complimentary overnight stay at a local hotel for themselves and their guests. All finalists will receive a certificate, and all winners will receive an award as well as a certificate of achievement.

If you have any further questions that haven’t been answered above, please don’t hesitate to contact us at excellenceawards@mydentist.co.uk and we will get back to you

I am a finalist. What happens next?

All finalists will be contacted by email with the next steps. If you are a finalist and haven’t heard from us by Friday 22 August, please contact us at excellenceawards@mydentist.co.uk and we will get back to you.

I am a finalist. Can I bring a family member or friend outside of mydentist to the awards to celebrate with me?
All guests must be a colleague from within mydentist.

What is the dress code for the Excellence Awards?

This is your chance to get your glad rags on, whether that’s a tux, a full suit, a shirt and tie or a glitzy dress. This night is for you to feel special so wear what you feel comfortable in but remember, it’s a celebration so no trainers or sportswear.

How have the finalists been chosen?

All nominations have been through a multi-step judging process. Firstly, the nominations were reviewed to make sure that they meet the criteria that was set out for each category. Any nominations that didn’t meet all the mandatory criteria points were not passed forward to the judging panel.

The judging panel was made up of several colleagues from within mydentist from a mix of clinical and non-clinical roles. Each category was reviewed by judges who read and scored each nomination out of ten depending on how well it met the criteria.

All judges returned their scored nominations to the event team who collated all nominations within their categories.

The nominations then went through an external judging panel who completed a final review of all nominations and determined our finalists for each category.

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SUPPORT

If you have any questions about this year’s Excellence Awards or need support from a member of the team, please contact us at excellenceawards@mydentist.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.