SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE 2017-18 K Julia Hurry Treasurer Sponsorship Coordinator KCL DENTAL SOCIETY
Arjun J Varma Student President !1
Who are we? Established in 1894, King’s College London Dental Society has celebrated a tradition in excellence for the past 123 years. This year King’s was ranked as the
#1 Dental Institute in the UK & #4 in the World! (QS World University Rankings). KCL Dental Society has a huge level of influence, with over 1000 students & faculty members in the Dental Institute. We host some of the world’s finest dental academics as well as members of the dental industry, who we have great long-term partnerships with year after year. Photograph (Left to Right) Ravi Pancholi Vice President
Dr Anitha Bartlett Staff President Arjun J Varma Student President K Julia Hurry Treasurer KCL DENTAL SOCIETY
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Dr Milad Shadrooh, the Singing Dentist, livestreams the end of his talk about social media marketing, via Facebook.
In May 2017, we hosted the ADEA/ ADEE Joint Meeting about the Future of Dental Education.
Annually, 500+ students attend our Talks & Tutorials.
400+ delegates from around the world gave extremely positive feedback for making them feel welcome.
We hosted 4 aesthetic composite masterclasses by Dr Subir Banerji, Director of the MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry Programme.
A sponsor interacting with a student at one of our two trade fayres.
“Very relevant, great teaching, fun!”
16 sponsors participating 550+ students & staff in attendance
“Lots of tips, advice and help. Lovely tutors” 100% of attendees said the KCLwas DENTAL SOCIETY course enjoyable & will change their clinical practice
Feedback from a sponsor: “I have emails from students keen to see me from the fayre…” !3
Widening Participation KCL Students regularly go to London comprehensive schools to speak to prospective dental applicants about applying for dental school.
Getting a BDS is a 5 year ordeal, celebrating the milestones are important to every dental student. The Graduation Ball & The Half Way Ball have a combined attendance of 350+ This year’s Graduation Ball KCL had DENTAL photos aSOCIETY reach of 4000 people on Facebook
A dental student & part-time professional saxophonist kept our students spellbound at the annual boat party. Boat Party - 350+ attend Pub Crawl - 150+ attend King’s Barts Social - 400+ attend
Dr Stephen Hancocks OBE, Chief Editor of the British Dental Journal, shares his publishing experience with a BDS4 student. 136 students participated in our Alumni Scheme this year, allowing students to network with dental professionals. !4
We have developed an extremely high social media reach with a strong brand presence.
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1600+ likes on Facebook. 400 followers on Instagram. Facebook groups for every year cohort.
5 star rating. 100% Response rate.
First dental society to come up on Google search.
• facebook.com/kcl.dentalsociety • instagram.com/kcldentalsociety
Post engagements with thousands of dental students, dentists & dental academics.
Merchandise such as hoodies, ties & jumpers have created a
strong brand presence.
Event Photographs & Promotional Materials Have Our Sponsor’s Logos Watermarked On Them! KCL DENTAL SOCIETY
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kcldentalsociety.com • Extremely professional
• Updated regularly
• Highly engaging
• Over 90,000 page views in only 1 year!
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Sponsorship Opportunities Life beyond university is a step into the unknown for many dental students, thus establishing an early rapport with companies will spawn a mutually beneficial relationship. At KCL Dental Society, we try to go that one step further for our sponsors and so personalised sponsorship packages can be formulated.
Social
Academic
SPONSORSHIP
Grand Ball
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Elective
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Academic
The Academic Package - £800
Annually, 500+ students attend our Talks & Tutorials. This year we’ve got 10+ events already planned.
Furthermore, we’re inviting Alumni & Guests to attend talks for accredited CPD. This package includes: • Trade Fayre stalls. • Company logo on DentSoc Tutorials.
• Company logo on Facebook & Website.
• Company logo on all promotional material for the talks – posters, video adverts, etc.
• Company logo watermarked on all event photographs.
• Verbal acknowledgement and appreciation at start/end of talks.
• Distribution of your company’s promotional material online.
• Please contact us for the possibility of exclusivity at a specific talk.
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Our Talks We host many internationally-acclaimed speakers such as…
• Dr Geoff Knight - International Lecturer, The Dental Wellness Trust
• Dr Stephen Hancocks OBE, Editor-in-Chief of the British Dental Journal
• Dr Milad Shadrooh - The Singing Dentist
• Radhanath Swami - Bestselling Author & Speaker at Google & the Oxford Union
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DentSoc Tutorials 6 tutorials throughout the 2016/17 academic year. 99% of the 106 students sampled said they “Mostly Agreed” or “Completely Agreed” that the tutorial had “Content relevant to their educational needs” with 78% of students ticking “Competely Agreed”.
“Very practical - unlike
“Dr Tom is a great
general tutorials this
speaker, he is very good
gave me an insight
at making the information
into what is going on
easy to understand.”
in practice…”
TUTORIALS “Lots of discussion and made relevant to our clinical level.”
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“Clear. Easy to understand. Educational.”
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Trade Fayres “We always feel these trade shows are extremely beneficial for us and important because we get to raise awareness of our brand and company.”
“Everyone was extremely friendly and thank you for all your help and support and being so helpful and attentive on the day! I can’t really come up with anything that you could improve on, besides always advertising more…”
“Having attended many events at universities over the years though I can safely say it was one of the best organised.”
“I have emails from students keen to see me from the fayre…”
“Communication before & leading up to the event was excellent with clear instructions.”
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Social
The Social Package £1500
MAJOR EVENTS
ATTENDANCE
King’s Barts Social
400+
Annual Boat Party
350+
Dental Society Pulp Crawl
250+
BDS1 Meet and Greet
125+
End of Year Social
100+
Charity Week
100+
Fresher’s Night Out
50+
This package includes: •Company logo on Facebook & Website.
•Company logo on all promotional material for the events – posters, video adverts, snapchat filters, etc.
•Company logo watermarked on all event photographs. •Verbal acknowledgement and appreciation at each event.
•Distribution of your company’s promotional material online.
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Grand Ball
The Grand Ball Package £1000
2 Grand Balls - The Halfway Ball & The Graduation Ball. Combined attendance of 350+. Previous balls have been hosted in the Waldorf, Westminster Hotel and the Grand Connaught Rooms and are attended by many influential faculty members including the Dean.
This package includes: •Company logo on event decoration e.g centrepieces. •Company logo on Facebook & Website.
•Company logo on all promotional material for the events – posters, video adverts, snapchat filters, etc.
•Company logo watermarked on all event photographs.
•Verbal acknowledgement at each ball in speeches & awards ceremony.
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Elective
The Elective Prize Package
Many of our students find it difficult to fund their electives, especially with large student debts and the price of living in London.
This brand new package requires students to put forward a detailed plan of their proposed elective and how they will use the sponsorship.
Sponsors can choose which student or students they wish to fund.
Following the elective, the student will write an article that can be used as promotional material by the sponsor. It will also be promoted on the KCL Dental Society Facebook page and website.
This package includes: •Company logo on Facebook & Website. •Photographs with winning students.
•Verbal acknowledgement & promotion of the company by students.
•Distribution of your company’s promotional material online.
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Take in Elective Students One final opportunity we would like to offer our students this year is a UK based elective experience.
We are asking corporations and practices to take in our dental students for the two week period allowing them the opportunity to see every aspects of the dental industry.
This package includes: •Company logo on Facebook & Website. •Photographs with elective students
•Verbal acknowledgement & promotion of the company by students.
•Distribution of your company’s promotional material in a thank you email.
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All King’s College London Dental Society financial contributions shall be handled by the Dental Society staff and student treasurers. kcldentalsociety.com
facebook.com/kcl.dentalsociety
CONTACT US K Julia Hurry Treasurer 
 Sponsorship Coordinator
katharine.hurry@kcl.ac.uk KCL DENTAL SOCIETY
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