BSPD announces winners of the 2022 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective Prize

Annabelle Carter won the BSPD Max Horsnell Travel Award 2022

The British Society of Paediatric Dentistry established this travel bursary to support BSPD members (excluding consultants and equivalent academic grades) who wish to present a poster or oral communication at scientific meetings of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry or the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry. An award of £500 is given towards travel costs to relevant dentistry conferences per annum.

Annabelle Carter from the Leeds Dental Institute submitted the winning paper entitled, Oral Health and Respiratory Health of Tube-Fed Children. This is an abstract for EAPD Conference 2022, Lisbon. The objective of her poster is to determine the incidence of significant chest infections or aspiration pneumonia (CI/AP) for tube-fed children in Bradford, understanding the risk variables and the oral health of tube-fed children with a history of CI/AP. Between 2018-2020, 92 patient records were reviewed. Conclusions showed that tube-fed children are susceptible to respiratory infections and present with varying oral health. Further research is required to understand the link between oral and respiratory health and what dental treatment regimens are required to optimise the health of these vulnerable children.