Irish Dentist Award Categories

1. Best New Practice
2. Most Attractive Practice
3. Best Patient Care
4. Best Specialist Practice
5. Best Community or Charity Project
6. Best Marketing
7. Best Website
8. Best Employer
9. Best Dental Team
10. Best Dental Laboratory (Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland)
11. Outstanding Individual of the Year Award
12. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Connaught
13. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Leinster (excluding Dublin)
14. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Dublin
15. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Munster
16. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year- Ulster (excluding Belfast)
17. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Belfast
18. Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Overall

Best New Practice

Have you started a practice from scratch or completely re-invented a redundant building during the last year? We wish to reward the best developers and creators who have made significant business progress in a short space of time.

Practice must have opened after 1st January 2011.

Most Attractive Practice

Is your practice cover shot material? Do you have a visually stunning practice with a 'wow' factor? Please send in pictures and any other supporting information to show off your practice to best effect.

Best Patient Care

How do you handle your patients? Do you get a lot of recommendations? Do you offer the highest standards of care and courtesy throughout a patient's experience? Provide us with any testimonials from your patients to support your entry.

Best Specialist Practice

The increasing specialisation within the profession means there is a bigger market than ever for specific types of practice. You may specialise in any of the following areas: periodontics, endodontics, implants or orthodontics.

Have you always been a specialist practice or have you started specialising relatively recently? Do you have loyal referrers that have supported you for years or are you just getting up and running and enjoying good results? Let us know what makes your practice successful!

Best Specialist Practice

The increasing specialisation within the profession means there is a bigger market than ever for specific types of practice. You may specialise in any of the following areas: periodontics, endodontics, implants or orthodontics.

Have you always been a specialist practice or have you started specialising relatively recently? Do you have loyal referrers that have supported you for years or are you just getting up and running and enjoying good results? Let us know what makes your practice successful!

Best Community or Charity Project

Do you give back something extra to your local community? Have you made notable charitable contributions? Are you focussed on more than improving profits? Demonstrate what difference your practice has made to your community or tell us about a charity project you have undertaken that has made a real difference to the service you provide.

*If you enter only this category, then please submit your entry free of charge*

Best Marketing

What is your unique selling point? How have you marketed and differentiated yourself from your competition? We seek innovators and lateral thinkers who have had great results in marketing their services.

Best Website

Is your website a top-class site? Do your patients comment on the communication and information available? Let us know your websites objectives, what makes it special and why it should win this award.

Best Employer

Is your boss special? Do you have an employer who goes that extra mile to encourage you, to help develop your career? Do they see you as individual’s not just employees? We are looking for that special someone who defines the essence of a caring and considerate employer.

Best Dental Team

A team is the sum of many parts. Is your team something special to be singled out for praise? Do you have that blend which makes individuals into a cohesive supportive and productive group? Give your staff the recognition they deserve for being the best at what they do.

Best Dental Laboratory

• Northern Ireland
• Republic of Ireland

Is your laboratory top for quality, service and efficiency? Do you have great marketing techniques? Reveal to us why you are the best laboratory and what makes you stand out from the rest.

Outstanding Individual of the Year

This award can go to anybody who's involved in the Dental Profession - Dentist, Hygienist, Nurse, Receptionist, Practice Manager, Lecturer, etc. It’s about choosing someone who we as a profession would be proud to represent us in the general public for their outstanding efforts in their Dental Career.

Do you know somebody who deserves recognition as a mentor/teacher or for the contribution they have made in Dentistry? Do you work alongside a colleague, team or staff member who just seems to take it all in their stride while also impressing patients with their work ethic and commitment?

Lets give someone an award they deserve for the recognition of their hard work!

Practice of the Year

• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Connaught
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Leinster (excluding Dublin)
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Dublin
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Munster
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Ulster (excluding Belfast)
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Belfast
• Irish Dentistry’s Practice of the Year - Overall

Is your practice the best of the best? Tell us why in 250–2000 words and as much supporting evidence as you wish. Let us know what your patients think and let us hear what your team thinks.

Irish Counties

View The 2012 Winners

The overall ‘Irish Dentist Practice of the Year 2013’ will be selected from the winning regional practices from the Practice of the Year category. The winning applicant will receive a truly impressive trophy.

Call Karen Sherwood on +44 (0) 1923851743.