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
Honorable Mention Amanda Kimball & Alison Van Vleck Old Dominion University School of Dental Hygiene Title: Fighting Oral Disease in Six Weeks Sponsor: Sharon C. Stull
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