NEWS ARCHIVE 2008
BSOM Juniors Meeting Presentation Prize -
The inaugural BSOM Juniors Meeting Presentation Prize was awarded to Dr Sarah Viggor from the
Deptartment of Oral Medicine in Sheffield for her presentation entitled 'Dyskeratosis Congenita:
a Challenging Diagnosis' . The £500 prize will support Dr Viggor in attending a conference, congress or
meeting of relevance to the practice of Oral Medicine.
SpR Appointment, Leeds, October 2008
Dr. Chinwike Oke-
Medicine in Leeds. He will take up the three year post in January 2009.
EAOM Congress Salzburg Prizes, Sheffield Successes, September 2008
Members of the Sheffield Oral Medicine Unit
dominated the prizes at the 9th Biennial Congress
of the European Association of Oral Medicine in
Salzburg Austria. Young Investigator Prizes were
awarded to Helen Colley (bottom right), Sarah
Grubb (bottom left) and Vanessa Hearnden (top left).
Nishant Yardev (not pictured) won a Poster Prize.
The award winning research team is lead
by Professor Martin Thornhill (top right) and Dr
Craig Murdoch (bottom centre).
EAOM Congress Salzburg, Professor Stephen Challacombe, September 2008
Professor Stephen Challacombe, Past-
Association of Oral Medicine at the 9th Biennial Congress in Salzburg, Austria. Previously Professor
Challacombe has been President of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and in
2007/8 was the first dentally-
EAOM Congress Salzburg, Dr Tim Hodgson, September 2008
Dr. Tim Hodgson has been re-
SpR Appointment, Cardiff, September 2008
Dr. Helen Rogers has recently been appointed to a prestigious Walport Specialist Training post in Oral
Medicine in Cardiff.
Professor Martin Thornhill, Sheffield -
Professor Martin Thornhill has been elected to Council as a Fellows representative for a period of
three years.
Professor Anne Field, Liverpool -
Dr Anne Field, President-
Medicine in Liverpool. This reflects Professor Field’s contribution to the specialty.
Professor Stephen Porter, Eastman Dental Institute, London -
Professor Stephen Porter has been appointed as Dean of the Eastman Dental Institute in London
and will take up the position in the autumn.
BSOM Annual Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, May 2008
The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society was held in Glasgow between 22nd-
at the Beardmore Conference Centre. There was a varied programme related to Oral Medicine
practice. Invited speakers included Dr Jason Leitch (National Clinical Lead for Patient Safety),
Dr Ken Paterson (Chair of the Scottish Medicines Consortium) and Dr Max Field, Reader in
Rheumatology & Medical Education. Oral scientific papers and clinical cases were presented.
The BSOM Juniors group held a well-
Dr John Duxbury -
Dr John Duxbury was made an Honorary Fellow of the Society during the conference dinner at
the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society on 23rd May 2008. A citation was delivered by Dr.
Mike Pemberton and a response given by Dr Duxbury.
Patricia Correia -
The competition for the Junior Research Prize was held during the Annual Scientific Meeting of
the Society on 23rd May 2008. Patricia Correia of King’s College London Dental Institute was
awarded the prize for her oral paper describing the effects of LPS on salivary gland tissue.
Dr Alan Mighell -
Dr. Alan Mighell has been elected Honorary Secretary of the Society for a period of 3 years after
Dr Anne Field demits office following the AGM in Glasgow in May.
Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE), April 2008
Dr. Richard Cook and Dr Stuart McEachen were successful in the recent diet of the ISFE in Oral
Medicine. Their names will be added to the GDC specialist list for Oral Medicine.
Dr David Main, March 2008
The death of Dr David Main, formerly Reader and Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine at Leeds
Dental Institute until 1997 is noted with regret.
NICE Guideline: Prophylaxis against Infective Endocarditis, March 2008
The NICE guideline ‘Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis
against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures’
has been published. Professor David Wray, Professor of Oral Medicine at Glasgow University
chaired the guideline development group for this controversial topic.
FGDP (UK) ad eundem: Dr’s Escudier, Shirlaw & Hodgson March 2008
Dr’s Michael Escudier (left), Pepe Shirlaw (centre)
and Tim Hodgson (right) were awarded the
FGDP (UK) ad eundem in recognition of their
contributions to development of the MJDF (Diploma
of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties) at The
Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Pain Meetings in 2008, February 2008
Two pain meetings of relevance to orofacial pain will take place in the UK in the next 6 months.
In April the British Pain Society will include a plenary lecture by Professor Zakrzewska and a further
workshop on trigeminal neuralgia. The World Congress of Pain will be held in Glasgow in August.
Edinburgh RCS: Dr David Felix, January 2008
Dr David Felix is Dean-
and will become Dean in September 2008. At that time, both Royal College Dental Faculties in
Scotland will be lead by Past-
Professor Saman Warnakulasuriya OBE January 2008
Professor Saman Warnakulasuriya has been appointed OBE in The New Year Honours List 2008
in recognition of services to medicine. Professor Warnakulasuriya follows other Society members
previously honoured for their contributions to healthcare including Professor Sir David Mason CBE,
Professor Harold Jones CBE, Professor Crispian Scully CBE and Professor Farida Fortune CBE.
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