UP DENTISTRY WINS TWO AWARDS IN THE POSTER COMPETITION

Students and new graduates of the UP Faculty of Dentistry were honoured to be awarded two prizes by the judges at the UP Research Conference. First place went to three recent graduates (Thay Timothy, Kong Sereivathnakrath and Son Seyha) who had researched the “history of traditional dentists in Cambodia”.

This qualitative study interviewed 33 traditional dentists around the country to explore and record their stories in depth. The thesis was supervised by Prof Andrew Sandham (former Dean at JCU university in Australia) and Prof Callum Durward.

The second place went to dental students Lim Monirorth, Sovan Rithi, and Han Sopheara for their poster entitled “Comparison of Daily Tooth Brushing and Application of SDF vs GIC Fissure Sealants for Prevention of Cavities on First Permanent Molars: a Comparative Study. The supervisors were Dr Horn Rithvitou and A/Prof Bethy Turton.