Working together for excellence in dentistry

Fördergemeinschaft Zahnmedizin e. V. (Association for the Promotion of Dentistry)

• Dental Project in Nepal: The aim of this student-led project is to raise awareness of the importance of oral health, particularly amongst children in local orphanages and surrounding schools.
• student initiatives
• Doctoral projects
• Travel grants for PhD students attending conferences
• A profilometer for the Chair of Operative and Preventive Dentistry: This measuring instrument makes it possible to analyse the surface properties of dental materials, prostheses or natural teeth.
• A multiplex analyser for the Chair of Periodontology: This is used to measure even the smallest quantities of biological substances, for example in the sulcus fluid, which is found in the area between the tooth and the gum and fulfils important functions such as cleaning and protecting the teeth.
• A universal testing machine for the Chair of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Technology.

In addition, the funding association has subsidised the university’s own contribution towards the purchase of a new scanning electron microscope.

Only students and PhD candidates in dentistry at Witten/Herdecke University are eligible for funding.

How to apply and claim reimbursement:

• Complete and sign the funding application or reimbursement form.
• Attach a project proposal or abstract with confirmation of acceptance (for travel expenses).
• Submit the documents by email, by post or in person to Prof. Dr Anton Friedmann (Managing Director) or to Angela Hölscher at the secretariat.
  
  Faculty of Health (School of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine)
  Chair of Periodontology
  Secretariat, Room 2.191
  Alfred Herrhausen-Str. 44, 58455 Witten

The Funding Association usually processes applications within three weeks.

FGZ Funding Application

FGZ Reimbursement of Costs

Every year, the Fördergemeinschaft Zahnmedizin e. V. awards the Doctoral Prize for the best doctoral thesis in dentistry from the School of Dentistry at Witten/Herdecke University. The prize is worth €500. The award ceremony traditionally takes place on Research Day, alongside award ceremonies organised by other institutions at UW/H.

Rules governing the award of the PhD Prize:

• The Fördergemeinschaft issues a certificate for the doctoral thesis prize, which is signed by two members of the Executive Board.
• The prize money amounts to €500. The prize cannot be shared amongst multiple theses.
• Only doctoral studies leading to a Dr. med. dent. degree with an overall grade of ‘summa cum laude’ or ‘magna cum laude’ are eligible for shortlisting for the Doctoral Prize. The results of the thesis must have been published by the doctoral candidate as first author, co-first author or last author.
• Each year, the selection process includes doctoral studies completed in the autumn of the previous year and in the spring of the year in which the prize is awarded.
• If no doctoral studies are completed during the relevant period with the above-mentioned grades, the Doctoral Award will not be presented.
• The Executive Board of the Support Association appoints a jury to decide on the award of the doctoral prize. This jury consists of two academic staff members from the School of Dentistry and two members of the Support Association’s Executive Board. The jury members should have no connection to any of the doctoral studies eligible for the prize.