ADAVB BOQ Specialist Recent Graduate Bursary
The ADAVB BOQ Specialist Recent Graduate CPD Bursary is a professional development grant that commenced in 2019 as part of a long-standing partnership between ADA Victoria Branch and BOQ Specialist.
This bursary is offered annually and is open to any current ADAVB member who first registered as a dentist in Australia between 2016 and 2024. It is a condition that applicants must not be serving a current term in office on ADAVB Council or Standing Committees at the time of the application.
The ADAVB BOQ Specialist CPD Recent Graduate Bursary consists of one grant for $5,000 and a runner-up grant valued at $2,500 to be spent on courses at the ADAVB for professional development.
Congratulations to the past recipients of this bursary
- 2024: Dr Margaret Tran
- 2023: Dr Roshine Linus
- 2022: Dr Terence Lau
- 2021: Dr Evangeline Alphonse
- 2020: Dr Suet Yen Leong
- 2019: Dr Amy Thompson
Hear from recent recipients
Dr Margaret Tran, 2024 recipient: "The bursary will help me become a better clinician with all the knowledge gained from the CPD courses. Thank you to the ADAVB and BOQ Specialist for helping young clinicians like myself who are trying to find their feet in the dental world. CPD can be quite costly for recent graduates, and initiatives like this help put our financial stresses at ease so that we can focus on becoming better clinicians."
Dr Terence Lau, 2022 recipient: "The bursary gave me the opportunity to attend high quality ADAVB CPD events, which was fantastic both from a personal and professional growth perspective. It was valuable to be able to continue to upskill, so that I can serve the ultimate goal of providing safe and up-to-date evidence based care for patients."
Dr Evangeline Alphonse, 2021 recipient: “We’ve used the bursary to run clinic wide training and on-site CPD, including consulting services with ADAVB Practice Plus and they’ve been outstanding. Applying for this bursary, whether you win it or not, is a great way to reflect on what you’ve achieved as a dentist and to be proud of how much you’ve given back to this profession and your community.”
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