How do I submit a nomination?

It’s very simple. Make sure you have read the guidance, the category criteria and decide which category/categories you’d like to nominate in. Don’t forget to watch the video on top tips to submit the best possible nomination

Complete the nomination form for each nomination you wish to submit. Once you submit the nomination, you cannot amend it.

When is the entry deadline?

Entries are being accepted until midnight on Friday 13 June 2025. After this date the nomination form will be disabled, and no further nominations can be submitted.

Can I submit more than one entry?

Yes.

Can I submit an entry about myself or the team that I work in?

Self-nominations will not be accepted for individual categories. Nominations for your own team will be accepted against team awards.

How will I know if my submission has been received?

If you submit your nomination successfully, you will see a “thank you for your nomination” message. In addition, you and your nominee will both receive a copy of your nomination via email (providing the email addresses you have entered are correct). This means that the person you nominate will see your nomination and you will both have a copy of it once it’s been submitted. Feel free to follow this up with a congratulatory phone call or message to let them know that you have nominated them.

When will the finalists be announced?

Following the judging process, we will announce the Excellence Awards finalists on wisdom, Facebook and on this website as well as emailing all mydentist colleagues and clinicians with the announcement.

How are the nominations judged?

All nominations go through a multi-step judging process. Firstly, the nominations are reviewed to make sure that they meet the criteria that was set out for each category. Any nominations that don’t meet all the mandatory criteria points are not passed 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. Each category is split between multiple judges who read and score each nomination out of ten depending on how well it meets the criteria.

The nominations are then passed to an external judging panel who do a final review of all nominations and determine our finalists for each category.

All nominations are anonymous when they go to the judges to avoid any bias.  

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 be invited along with members of their regional support team or line manager. All finalists will also be given the opportunity to bring a guest to the event. 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.