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Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Award by Colgate

 The award is presented on alternate years at the IAPD Congress for the best preventive oral health community program serving children.

The value of the Prize is 2000 US Dollars (two thousand dollars). In addition, there will be two runners up prizes of 500 US dollars (five hundred dollars) each.

 

Email: [email protected] for more information.

Prize Value: USD 2,000

 

This award will be presented at the 30th IAPD Congress from 22-25 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Please note that you can ONLY SUBMIT ONE ABSTRACT/ESSAY/PROJECT for consideration for any ONE bursary or award. If there are multiple awards or bursaries of interest to you, please choose only the most applicable one.

Rules

1. The Award is open to any individual or organization responsible for creating or implementing a preventive oral health community program serving children. 

2. The Award is open to all current members of IAPD. In case of joint authorship, at least one applicant must be a current IAPD member.

3. Registration to the Congress is a requirement for the competition entry.

4. The Award will be presented  for the most meritorious preventive oral health community program serving children. Programs will be judged on impact, educational materials and presentation. It will be judged by an international panel of adjudicators.

5. A 100-word abstract and three (3) page description of the program should be included with the completed application.

6. All candidates will be required to give a maximum 10-minute oral presentation about their
work, followed by 5 minutes of questions and discussion.

7. Presentation of certificate to the winner of the preventive oral health community program serving children is made at the Opening Ceremony by the representative of Colgate Company.

8. The presence of the recipient at the Opening Ceremony of the 30th IAPD Congress from 22-25 October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa is mandatory. The Opening Ceremony is planned for Wednesday evening, 22 October 2025.

9. All entries are to be sent electronically to [email protected] in their final and completed version before 30 June 2025. 

10. The International Association of Paediatric Dentistry reserves the right of publication of the prize-winning & finalist’s essays in IAPD Publications (Annual newsletter, e-news & IAPD’s website or social media).

Application Form

Checklist:

Please note that you will be required to log into your Google account to complete the application, as the form involves uploading files to Google Drive. The name and photo associated with your Google account will be recorded with your submission, but your email address will remain private and will not appear as part of your response.

If you encounter any issues with access, please contact us at [email protected] for assistance.

 

Before you begin the form, please ensure you have the following:

  1. Personal and Contact Information:

    • Full name of applicant(s)
    • Title or position
    • Email address (if different from the logged-in Gmail)
    • Phone number (with international dialing code)
    • Full street address, including city, ZIP code, and country

  2. Program and Organization Information:

    • Title of your program
    • Name of organization or institution (if applicable)
    • Source of funding (if applicable)

  3. Additional Information:

    • Ensure your application is well-organized, neat, and submitted in English.
    • Be prepared to submit all required documentation with your application.
    • Note: All entries become the property of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry and cannot be returned.

We look forward to receiving your application!