Award Categories

The Laboratory Awards exist to recognise progress, effort and enterprise in dental laboratories and technicians across the UK & Ireland.

Best Denture Case

This category requires submission of a clinical case and supporting notes.

The majority of the treatment employed denture teeth in either a partial denture or full dentures either or both the maxilla and mandible
Entrants should demonstrate how they have kept invasiveness to a minimum
Fit, patient acceptance and occlusion are key here
Provide before and after treatment photographs
Provide any other supporting evidence.

This category requires submission of a case and supporting notes.

The entrant’s case will show maximum effort made to achieve the desired changes as conservatively as possible
The case will involve a prosthesis or prostheses, using any material and a reason why

The winner of this award will:

This category requires submission of a clinical case and supporting notes.

Minor orthodontic pre-alignment or periodontal plastic surgery may have been carried out before the restorations were placed but the major change in the smile will result from the restorations. Implants may have been placed but were not the major component of the restorative treatment.
Entrants should demonstrate how they have kept invasiveness to a minimum
Provide a case report discussing the patient’s presentation, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment execution, specifically including a discussion of how the case was treated as effectively as possible
Provide before and after treatment photographs
Provide any other supporting evidence

This category requires submission of a case and supporting notes.

The entrant’s case will show maximum effort made to achieve the desired changes as conservatively as possible
The case will involve a prosthesis, using any material and a reason why

The winner of this award will:

You can enter this category yourself or nominate someone.

Demonstrate hard work and drive
Anything outstanding you/they have been involved with
Show how you/they have gone beyond the regular duty of care
Give examples of work (before and after pictures)
Provide relevant testimonials
List out relevant training that you/they have undertaken to become the best of the starters

You can enter this category yourself or nominate someone.

Demonstrate hard work and drive
Anything outstanding you/they have been involved with
Show how you/they have gone beyond the regular duty of care
Give two or more examples of work (before and after pictures)
Provide relevant testimonials
List out relevant training that you/they have undertaken to become the best of the best
Provide any other supporting evidence

Pick one case to submit using IPS e.max
Initial clinical situation, ie the patient’s problem (before image)
The complexity of the case, ie challenging areas, which teeth were worked on, how did you get to the chosen restoration?
Why IPS e.max was chosen
What process was used, Ceram, press, digital etc.?
Importance of communication between dentist and dental technician
Working steps in the laboratory (images for mock-up, impression/model, provisional restoration)
Clinical result (after image)
Option to submit with your dentist

You can enter this category yourself, or nominate someone you know.

Demonstrate hard work and drive, or anything outstanding you/they have been involved with
Show how you/they have gone beyond the regular duty of care
Describe your/their professional achievements
Give at least 2 examples of clinical work (before and after pictures)
Show the positive impact you/they have on your team and colleagues
Provide any relevant testimonials
List out relevant training that you/they have under taken to become the best of the best
What is your proudest achievement?

Communication – good external communication with dentists and internal
communication within the dental laboratory is essential. What makes your laboratory so successful in its communication?
Describe why you are proud of your work and
provide testimonials
Supporting documentation and pictures
Show how you have used calibre materials and
technology to maximise your work quality
Show evidence of training to maximise quality
Show evidence of customer satisfaction
Show evidence of how you solve difficult cases.

Communication – good external communication with dentists and internal
communication within the dental laboratory is essential. What makes your laboratory so successful in its communication?
Describe why you are proud of your work and
provide testimonials
Supporting documentation and pictures
Show how you have used calibre materials and
technology to maximise your work quality
Show evidence of training to maximise quality
Show evidence of customer satisfaction
Show evidence of how you solve difficult cases.

Communication – good external communication with dentists and internal
communication within the dental laboratory is essential. What makes your laboratory so successful in its communication?
Describe why you are proud of your work and
provide testimonials
Supporting documentation and pictures
Show how you have used calibre materials and
technology to maximise your work quality
Show evidence of training to maximise quality
Show evidence of customer satisfaction
Show evidence of how you solve difficult cases.

Communication – good external communication with dentists and internal
communication within the dental laboratory is essential. What makes your laboratory so successful in its communication?
Describe why you are proud of your work and
provide testimonials
Supporting documentation and pictures
Show how you have used calibre materials and
technology to maximise your work quality
Show evidence of training to maximise quality
Show evidence of customer satisfaction
Show evidence of how you solve difficult cases.

Demonstrate how you maintain consistent high standards of work throughout the laboratory.
Marketing information
Give evidence of investment and development in your lab and your team
Include testimonials
What makes you proud of your work place?
Financial progress. Let us know (in percent terms) of your recent and projected growth
What specialist skills do you have at the laboratory? How do you train your team?

Demonstrate how you maintain consistent high standards of work throughout the laboratory.
Marketing information
Give evidence of investment and development in your lab and your team
Include testimonials
Why are you proud of work place?
Financial progress. Let us know (in percent terms) of your recent and projected growth