Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health
First Place Vinodh Bhoopathi, BDS, MPH, DScD Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Title: High Costs and Fewer Healthy Days Gained in Using an Oral Cancer Adjunct Compared to Conventional Oral Examination Sponsor: Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas
Second Place Ismail Jolalso, BDS, MPH NYS Dental Public Health Residency Program Title: Does Fluoride In Drinking Water Delay Tooth Eruption? Sponsor: Dr. Jayanth Kumar
Third Place Uvoh Onoriobe, BDS, MPH University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Title: Impacts of Enamel Fluorosis and Dental Caries on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Families in North Carolina Sponsor: Dr. R. Gary Rozier
Honorable Mention Jacqueline Hom, DMD University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Title: Oral Health Literacy and Knowledge Among First-time Pregnant Women Sponsor: Dr. Jessica Y. Lee
Mohamed Bamashmous, BDS, DScD Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine Title: School Lunch Program Status a Marker for High Risk Caries? Sponsor: Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas
Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community and Preventive Dentistry
First Place Tesha Grangaard, Noor Khaki & Megan Willis Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Title: Comparative Study of Oral Health of Rural Children in the Khumbu Valley, Nepal Sponsor: Dr. Eli Schwarz
Second Place Colleen Greene Harvard School of Dental Medicine Title: Enhancing the Dental Safety Net Sponsor: Dr. Mary Tavares
Third Place Jennifer Logigian A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Title: Dental Public Health Education in the US And UK: A Comparative Analysis of the Ways in Which Dental Public Health is Being Incorporated into The Curriculum at Two Dental Schools Sponsor: Dr. Jack Dillenberg
Honorable Mention Patricia McClory Harvard School of Dental Medicine Title: Waiting for Oral Health: Oral Health Education in the Setting of Pediatric Primary Care Waiting Areas Sponsor: Dr. Elsbeth Kalenderian
Elif Aksoylu A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health Title: Pan American Health Organization Summer 2011 Internship: Integrated Oral Disease Prevention and Management Modules Sponsor: Dr. Jack Dillenberg
Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Health Dentistry
First Place Jennifer Cullen University of Michigan Dental Hygiene Program Title: Oral Health Promotion Program for Alzheimer’s Care Facility Sponsor: Anne Gwozdek
Second Place Ashley Copus & Julia Johnson, University of Michigan Dental Hygiene Program Title: Diabetes and Periodontal Disease Education at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, MI Sponsor: Anne Gwozdek
Third Place Kimberly Newman Northern Arizona University Title: Public Health Project: Prevention and Education of Early Childhood Caries Using Teledentistry Sponsor: Maxine Janis
Honorable Mention Amanda Kimball & Alison Van Vleck Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Title: Fighting Oral Disease in Six Weeks Sponsor: Sharon C. Stull
