Student Prizes
Each year, the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch (ADAVB), in conjunction with Melbourne Dental School, La Trobe University and industry partners, recognises the achievements of students who have excelled through the year.
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2023
The following prizes were awarded in 2024 for the 2023 academic year.
Melbourne Dental School Awards
Dr Simran Sangha
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Prize: Awarded by the ADAVB and Victorian Medical Insurance Agency to the student who has achieved outstanding academic and clinical results, and displayed the professional attributes expected by the profession and community.Mary Liu
Michele Clark Memorial Prize in Dental Biology: Awarded by the ADAVB to the student who obtained the highest combined mark in Diseases and Dentistry DENT90112.Wallace Walker
Alan Docking Memorial Prize in Dental Materials Science: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Dental Industry Association to the student with the best mark in Dental Materials of Foundations of Dental Practice DENT90113.La Trobe University
Dr Hao-Qian Leung
ADAVB Fifth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fifth-year subjects.Akash Babu
ADAVB Fourth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fourth-year subjects.Amy Bachmann
ADAVB Third Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their third-year subjects.Hassan Nasser
ADAVB Second Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their second-year subjects. -
2022
The following prizes were awarded in 2023 for the 2022 academic year:
Melbourne Dental School
Jillian Lu, Katherine Kim and Zihao Wu
Michele Clark Memorial Prize in Dental Biology: Awarded by the ADAVB to the student(s) obtaining the highest combined mark in Diseases and Dentistry DENT90112.Louisa Luo
Alan Docking Memorial Prize in Dental Materials Science: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Dental Industry Association to the student with the best mark in Dental Materials of Foundations of Dental Practice DENT90113.Sanna Huda
Mervyn Townsend Memorial Prize in Orthodontics: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Society of Orthodontists (Victorian Branch) to the student with the highest academic Achievement in Orthodontics in DDS2 and DDS3.Ryoma Inazato
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Prize: Awarded by the ADAVB and Victorian Medical Insurance Agency to the student who has achieved outstanding academic and clinical results, and displayed professional attributes expected by the profession and community.La Trobe University
Dr Ido Landau
ADAVB Fifth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fifth-year subjects.Christopher Lee
ADAVB Fourth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their second-year subjects.Mariam Malak
ADAVB Third Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their third-year subjects.Jai Rose Sabu
ADAVB Second Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fourth-year subjects. -
2021
Melbourne Dental School
Daniel Kwok
Ivy Ng
Rowena Tran
Simran Sangha
La Trobe University Dental School
Ido Landau
Sheridon Vandoros
Nadia Barrett
Sivasubramaniam Prakash
Sara Qureshi
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2021
Melbourne Dental School
Mr Robert Guirguis (Year level 1st)
Mr Yaw Min (Alan) Hwang (Year level 1st)
Mr Stefanos Kanatsios (Year level 3rd)
Ms Rowena Tran (Year level 4th)
La Trobe University Dental School
Hao-Qian Leung
Daniel Hughes
Megan Khaw
Ido Landau
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2019
The following 2019 prizes were awarded in 2020:
Melbourne Dental School
Chloe Huynh
Michele Clark Memorial Prize in Dental Biology: Awarded by the ADAVB to the student obtaining the highest combined mark in Diseases and Dentistry DENT90112.Su Min Lee
Alan Docking Memorial Prize in Dental Materials Science: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Dental Industry Association to the student with the best mark in Dental Materials of Foundations of Dental Practice DENT90113.Deep Patel
Mervyn Townsend Memorial Prize in Orthodontics: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Society of Orthodontists (Victorian Branch) to the student with the highest academic Achievement in Orthodontics in DDS2 and DDS3.Nicola Wong
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Prize: Awarded by the ADAVB and Victorian Medical Insurance Agency to the student who has achieved outstanding academic and clinical results, and displayed professional attributes expected by the profession and community.La Trobe University
Jessica Ibrahim
ADAVB Second Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their second-year subjects.Shannon The
ADAVB Third Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their third-year subjects.Claire Hammond
ADAVB Fourth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fourth-year subjects.Dr Paul Mueller
ADAVB Fifth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fifth-year subjects. -
2018
The following 2018 prizes were awarded in 2019:
Melbourne Dental School
Jea Yun Lee
Michele Clark Memorial Prize in Dental Biology: Awarded by the ADAVB to the student with the highest combined mark in DENT90061 Plaque Related Diseases 1 and DENT90064 Plaque Related Diseases 2.Jea Yun Lee
Alan Docking Memorial Prize in Dental Materials Science: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Dental Industry Association to the student with the best mark in in DENT90059 Preclinical Dental Practice 1.Herman Chu
Mervyn Townsend Memorial Prize in Orthodontics: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Society of Orthodontists (Victorian Branch) to the student with the top Ortho component in Semester 2, 2nd year DENT90067 Child & Adolescent Oral Health 1, Semester 1 and 2, 3rd year DENT90076 C & AOH2 DENT90077 C & AOH3.Jessica Emily Lu
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Prize: Awarded by the ADAVB and Victorian Medical Insurance Agency to the student who has achieved outstanding academic and clinical results, and displayed professional attributes expected by the profession and community.La Trobe University
Megan Khaw
ADAVB Second Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their second-year subjects.Romulus Tan
ADAVB Third Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their third-year subjects.Angel Rauniyar
ADAVB Fourth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fourth-year subjects.Nicole Chong
ADAVB Fifth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fifth-year subjects. -
2017
The following 2017 prizes were awarded in 2018:
Melbourne Dental School
Fizza Arshad
Michele Clark Memorial Prize in Dental Biology: Awarded by the ADAVB to the student with the highest combined mark in DENT90061 Plaque Related Diseases 1 and DENT90064 Plaque Related Diseases 2.Xiajie (Andi) Wu
Alan Docking Memorial Prize in Dental Materials Science: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Dental Industry Association to the student with the best mark in in DENT90059 Preclinical Dental Practice 1.Madeleine Duff and Jessica Lu
Mervyn Townsend Memorial Prize in Orthodontics: Awarded by the ADAVB and the Australian Society of Orthodontists (Victorian Branch) to the student with the top Ortho component in:- DENT90067 Child & Adolescent Oral Health 1 (DDS2, semester two)
- DENT90076 Child & Adolescent Oral Health 2 (DDS3, Semester one)
- DENT90077 Child & Adolescent Oral Health 3 (DDS3, Semester two)
Simon Chiu
Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Prize for Best Student: Awarded to the top student in DDS4.La Trobe University
Romulus Tan
ADAVB Second Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their second-year subjects.Tran Nguyen
ADAVB Third Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their third-year subjects.Marina Ghobrial and Riyen Tan
ADAVB Fourth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fourth-year subjects.Gidon Fixler
ADAVB Fifth Year Prize: Awarded to the student who has achieved the highest weighted average mark in their fifth-year subjects.Laura Miller
Vic West Memorial Award: Awarded to the student with the most outstanding academic record in orthodontics throughout the duration of the undergraduate degree.
