2012 AAPHD Student Merit Awards Program

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