BOS Sustainability Impact Award
BOS Sustainability Impact Award Proposal
Purpose
The BOS Sustainability Impact Award aims to recognise and promote excellence in environmentally and socially responsible orthodontic practice, encouraging innovation and measurable impact across the profession.
Benefit to the BOS
Introduction of a Sustainability Award for members of the British Orthodontic Society could deliver a wide range of professional and society benefits.
Benefits include:
- Driving innovation and supporting positive change (environmental/ financial impacts)
- Strengthening the BOS’s leadership role by keeping the organisation aligned with broader professional and international environmental and societal aims
- Enhancing member engagement
- Enhancing patient trust and public image
- Supporting the integration of sustainability into orthodontic training (see updated St1-3 curriculum)
- Aligning with NHS Net Zero commitments, wider healthcare sustainability strategies and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Eligibility
Any member of the British Orthodontic Society. Applicants must be in good standing with the BOS and other professional bodies.
Application process
Awarded to the best corporate social responsibility/ sustainability project, in relation to orthodontic care. Projects can be completed in primary care ,secondary care or in the community in relation to orthodontic care. Particular emphasis will be placed on the project’s impact (including reach and scalability). The applicant should be prepared to present the project in poster style at the British Orthodontic Conference 2027 in the BOS CSR webpage and/ or the BOS News.
Submissions must be made by 31 May 2027
Submissions must include:
- A summary of the project, clearly outlining the project’s impact
- Background, including any evidence base
- Project method (such that it is replicable and/ or translatable for other BOS members), timescale
- Outcomes/ impact
- Scalability
- Patient impact
- Project team/ stakeholders
- Sponsorship/ conflicts of interest
- Applicants are encouraged to provide measurable outcomes (e.g. reduction in material use, carbon footprint, cost savings, or improved patient access).
Please send entries to executivesec@bos.org.uk
Awarded annually at the British Orthodontic Conference
Winners and shortlisted projects may be featured in BOS publications and digital platforms to promote shared learning.
Sponsorship
Value: £250
Sponsor: DB Orthodontics
Judges
Three judges will be chosen by the Chair of Sponsorship and Awards, supported by the BOS Corporate Social Responsibility group, avoiding any conflicts of interest.
Consideration may be given to sustainability expertise where appropriate.
Judging criteria
The following will be assessed:
- Environmental impact (measurability and supporting evidence)
- Innovation
- Scalability/ replicability
- Patient/ staff benefit
- Presentation
