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. 

 AAPHD Student Merit Awards 

The deadline to submit for the 2020 AAPHD Student Merit Awards was January 13, 2020. Please visit this page in September for information and submission deadlines for the 2021 AAPHD Student Merit Awards.

• Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry
• Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health for Master and Doctoral Degree Students in Dental Public Health and Dental Public Health Residents
• Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry 

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. 

The final date for submission of a student's name will be April 30, 2020. After this date, we may not be able to mail the award in time for your graduation/award ceremony.