Senior dental student crowned Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s heat winner Published on: 30 October 2018 A Â鶹´«Ã½ dental student has been crowned the region’s heat winner in a prestigious national competition. David Cobbett fought off competition from his peers to take the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Faculty of Dental Surgery heat winner title of its Dental Clinical Skills Competition. David Cobbett is presented with his award Exciting win The year five dentistry student said: “I was very pleased to go through to the final. “A large part of my motivation for entering the competition was just to practice some bits of dentistry that I don’t get to do as often as I would like, so even to win this first stage is exciting. “I am very interested in learning more advanced aspects of dentistry after I graduate and it’s great that courses provided by the could help me with that.” Aiming to discover the UK and Ireland’s best undergraduate dentist, the competition heats will take place in 18 UK and Irish dental schools from October to December this year. David reigned supreme in showcasing his dental skills, pipping Farnam Pourreza-Jorshari to the post, whom took the runner-up spot at Â鶹´«Ã½. During these heats, final year dental students will have the opportunity to pitch their clinical dental skills against their peers, with the best student from each heat winning a travel and accommodation package to compete in the Grand Final of the competition, taking place at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on 28th February. The Grand Final prizes include ‘money can’t buy’ all expense-paid trips to Chicago and Switzerland, a digital SLR camera and more. Unique competition The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) hopes that the competition will complement the basic dental skills delivered at the undergraduate level in the UK and Ireland, and help develop self-improvement in post-graduation dentistry. Dean of RCSEd’s Faculty of Dental Surgery, Professor Fraser McDonald, said: “The Dental Clinical Skills Competition is a unique competition for aspiring young dentists to attempt practical evaluations in areas not often assessed in their normal environment. “It allows access to the ambiance of the Royal College and its distinctive backdrop and buildings. Friendships forged in this arena are lifelong.” The Grand Final of the competition will be followed by a dinner in the 500-year-old Edinburgh College at which presentations will be made to the winner and two runners-up. All participants in the competition will receive a certificate of participation and two years’ affiliation with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. To find out more about the Dental Clinical Skills Competition, visit www.rcsed.ac.uk/dentalskillscomp or follow on social media via #DentalSkillsComp Press release adapted with thanks to The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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