Dr. Arun K Simon, final year postgraduate student from the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore has won the third place in the national level essay competition conducted by Indian Society of Periodontology for the year 2014. The award that includes a certificate and cash prize of Rs.1000 will be presented during the inaugural ceremony of the 39th annual conference of Indian Society of Periodontology at Jaipur on 10th October 2014.