Student Award Programs 

AAPHD is proud to recognize dental residents in public health dentistry, dental students and dental hygiene students through two award programs.

The Student Merit Awards offer cash prizes and support to dental public health residents, senior dental students and senior dental hygiene students to present their research during the poster session of the annual National Oral Health Conference.

The Student Recognition Awards in Community Dentistry provides recognition to students in dental or dental hygiene schools for service work or projects they have given to their communities. 

 2019 AAPHD Student Merit Awards 

Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry

Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health

Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry

All abstracts must be submitted online. The deadline to submit is 11:45pm EST, Friday, January 11, 2019. No manual submissions will be accepted.

Please note: Abstracts submitted for the AAPHD Student Merit Award program should not be submitted a second time for the General Poster Session.

Click here for submission guidelines. Click here to begin your submission. 

2018 Student Recognition Awards in Community Dentistry

The Student Recognition Awards in Community Dentistry provides recognition to students in dental or dental hygiene schools for service work or projects they have given to their communities. These awards are offered to each dental and dental hygiene school in the United States and Canada for senior students only. 

• Senior Dental Student Award for Special Interest/Achievement in Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health
• Senior Dental Hygiene Student Award for Special Interest/Achievement in Community Dentistry and Dental Public Health