2018 AAPHD Student Merit Award Winners
Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry
First Place: Pranayan Chakma, DH student Title: Creating a Climate of Oral Public Health Connections in a Transitional Housing Community: Dental Hygiene Students Promoting Oral and Systemic Link School: West Coast University Nominator: Mary Ann A. Pedersen, RDH
Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health
First Place: Doaa Alsaggaf, BDS, DScD Title: Psychosocial stressors and dental care utilization of low-income African-American women School: Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine Nominator: Woosung Sohn, DDS, PhD, DrPH
Second Place: Jennifer Sukalski, RDH, BS Title: Periodontal Treatment Need in a Medicaid Expansion Population School: University of Iowa College of Dentistry Nominator: Susan C. McKernan, DMD, MS, PhD
Third Place: Elizabeth Pitts, RDH, MS Title: Dental Utilization Pattern of Ages 2-3 Covered by Medicaid and Residing in Wayne County, Michigan School: University of Michigan Nominator: Janet Kinney, RDH, MS
Honorable Mention by Student (in alphabetical order by last name):
Eman AlSagob, BDS, MS, DScD Title: Influence of Community Level Factors on Non-Traumatic Dental Visit Rates to Emergency Departments in Rhode Island School: Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine Nominator: Woosung Sohn, DDS, PhD, DrPH
Siddardha G. Chandrupatla, BDS, MMSc Title: Group visits - a model to improve access to care and reduce treatment period for partial dentures School: Harvard School of Dental Medicine Nominator: Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH
Jennifer Clemens, DMD, MPH Title: Effects and Acceptance of Silver Diamine Fluoride Treatment on Dental Caries in Primary Teeth School: A.T. Still University Nominator: Jaana Gold, DDS, MPH, PhD, CPH
Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry
First Place: Katie Takach, MS, MPH Title: The Oral Health Needs of Women Inmates in Phoenix, AZ School: A.T. Still University Nominator: Ashley Love, DrPH, MPH, MS, CPH
Second Place: Morgan Thorne and Vrinda Tarneja Title: Community Education About Caries Risk Behavior Through Use of an Electronic Application School: University of Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine Nominator: Juan F Yepes, DDS, MD, MPH, MS, DrPH
Third Place: JungSoo Kim, BS Title: Providing One Visit Dentures to Edentulous Homeless Individuals in San Francisco, California: A Program Evaluation School: University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry Nominator: George W Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPH
Honorable Mention by Student (in alphabetical order by last name):
Adeena Arain, BS & Moustafa Badawi, BS Title: Seeking Refuge from Plaque School: UT Health School of Dentistry Nominator: Robert Spears, PhD
Dan Malloy, BS & David Carpinello, BS Title: A Pilot Oral Health Knowledge and Dental Career Awareness Program for Foster Care Youth in Greater Philadelphia Region School: Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry Nominator: Vinodh Bhoopathi., BDS, MPH, DScD
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