Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health
First Place Astha Singhal, BDS, MPH, PhD The University of Iowa Project Title: IMPACT OF CALIFORNIA’S ELIMINATION OF MEDICAID ADULT DENTAL COVERAGE ON EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR DENTAL PROBLEMS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Nominator: John J. Warren, DDS, MS
Second Place Dania Al Agili, BDS, MS, MPH, DrPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Title: EXPLORING THE EFFECT OF FAMILY INCOME ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL EDUCATION AND SEALANT PREVALENCE Nominator: Barbara F. Gooch, DMD, MPH
Third Place Go Matsuo, DDS, MPH University of North Carolina Title: RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCE AMONG KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA Nominator: R. Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH
Honorable Mention Eman Bakhurji, BDS Boston University Title: CURRENT USE AND FUTURE DIRECTION OF DENTAL AMALGAM IN THE US: PEDIATRIC DENTISTS’ PERSPECTIVE Nominator: Woosung Sohn, DDS, PhD, DrPH
Jagan K. Baskaradoss, BDS, MPH Case Western Reserve University Title: MATERNAL PERIODONTAL STATUS AND PRETERM DELIVERY – A HOSPITAL BASED CASE-CONTROL STUDY Nominator: V Raman Kutty, MBBS, DCH, MD, MPhil, MPH
Liny John, BDS, MPH Case Western Reserve University Title: ORAL HEALTH STATUS, ORAL HYGIENE HABITS, AND DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION OF A REFUGEE POPULATION Nominator: Kristin A. Williams, DDS, MPH
Sohini Dhar, BDS, MPH University of Texas Health Science Center Title: ASSESSING ORAL CANCER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG DENTISTS IN TEXAS Nominator: David P. Cappelli, DMD, MPH, PhD
Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community and Preventive Dentistry
First Place Eugen Kim University of California, Los Angeles Title: ENERGIZING THE DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH PIPELINE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL Nominator: Diana V. Messadi, DDS, MMSc, DrMedSc, Kathryn Atchison, DDS, MPH
Second Place Troy Steinhilber Case Western Reserve University Title: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND OPINION OF OHIO DENTISTS ABOUT A STATE DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICE LAW Nominator: Kristin A. Williams, DDS, MPH
Third Place Kari Hexem University of Pennsylvania Title: INITIATION OF DENTAL STUDENT HONORS SITE AT AN HIV CLINIC Nominator: Joan I. Gluch, PhD, PHDHP
Honorable Mention Anna Davydov University of Southern California Title: PROVIDING DENTAL CARE, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION OF ORAL HEALTH TO DECREASE DENTAL DISEASE IN UNDERSERVED COUNTRIES Nominator: Santosh Sundaresan, BDS, DDS
Brittany Gillard The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Title: ADDRESSING XEROSTOMIA IN PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS Nominator: Ana Candia Solari Neumann, DDS, MPH, PhD
Christina Gianfrancesco Columbia University Title: USING COMMUNITY-PARTICIPATORY METHODS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ORAL HEALTH TOOLKIT TO ADDRESS THE ORAL HEALTH OF COMMUNITY DWELLING, HOMEBOUND SENIORS RECEIVING HOME DELIVERED MEALS IN NEW YORK CITY Nominator: Kavita P Ahluwalia, DDS, MPH
Laura Douglas and Somayeh Jahedi University of Illinois at Chicago Title: ACHIEVING OPTIMAL ORAL HEALTH FOR SPECIAL NEEDS INDIVIDUALS IN CHICAGO Nominator: Caswell A. Evans, DDS, MPH
Lyubov Slascheva Virginia Commonwealth University Title: TEETH TALK COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS: A PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITY DURING PRECLINICAL TRAINING Nominator: Michael Healy, DDS, Med
Mary Glasheen University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Title: MISSION: SMILE SUPPORT Nominator: Ana Candia Solari Neumann, DDS, MPH, PhD
Maryam Akbari University of Pennsylvania Title: READINESS OF DENTAL STUDENTS AND CLINICAL FACULTY MEMBERS TO MANAGE PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE Nominator: Joan I. Gluch, PhD, PHDHP
Sadaf Hussain A.T. Still University Title: MILAN HEALTH FAIR Nominator: Patricia Inks, RDH, MS
Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Health Dentistry
First Place Jaehee Yoo University of North Carolina Title: PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION Nominator: Sally M. Mauriello
Second Place Elisa Dack, RDH, BSDH University of Michigan Title: ADVOCACY TO APPLICATION: INTRODUCTION OF THE NEED FOR THE OPTIMAL AMOUNT OF FLUORIDE IN THE COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY OF WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN Nominator: Anne Gwozdek, RDH, BA, MA
Third Place Jessie Hewlett East Tennessee State University Title: ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AT SERENITY SHELTER Nominator: Deborah Dotson, RDH, PhD
