J. F. S. McGibbon Award [F2102]

The Australian Society of Orthodontists (WA Branch) having donated the sum of $1845 on behalf of the dental profession to endow an award in memory of the late J. F. S. McGibbon, who was an eminent orthodontist in Perth and part-time teacher of orthodontics for many years, the award, called the J.F.S. McGibbon Award, is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The award consists of the annual income after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, on the fund established by the sum donated. 

2. The award is made by the Board of Examiners in Dentistry, on the recommendation of two examiners who are appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Australian Society of Orthodontists (WA Branch), to the student enrolled for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Science who has submitted the best essay on a topic directly or indirectly related to orthodontics.

3. The essay topic is determined by the examiners no later than 31 March of the year of award, and essays must be submitted to the course co-ordinator for Orthodontics by l October in the year of the award.

4. Essays must be in typescript and must not exceed the length prescribed by the examiners at the time the topic is determined.