2022 Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health

First Place: Aparna Ingleshwar, BDS, MPH
Title: Impact of ACA's Medicaid Expansion on Dental Out-of-pocket Spending Among Extensive Benefits States
School: University of Iowa, College of Dentistry 
Nominated by: Dr. Peter Damiano & Dr. John Warren
 
Second Place: Hema Gomathy Sathish Kumar, BDS, MPH, CAGS
Title: Cost-Related Barriers and Dental Utilization among Older Adults: Scoping Review and Content Analysis
School: Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Nominated by: Dr. Mary Tavares
 
Third Place: Heather M. Lawler, RDH, MSDH
Title: Oral Health Literacy Education and Practice in US Dental Hygiene Programs: A National Survey
School: University of Michigan, School of Dentistry
Nominated by: Dr. Jennifer Cullen

Honorable Mention (in alphabetical order by last name):
Namrata Bhanat, BDS, MPH, MBA, MSISS
Title: Evaluation of a School Based Dental Program in Rochester, NY
School: University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health (Nominated by: Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra)
 
Sucharu Ghosh, BDS, MPH
Title: Association between dental caries and employment among U.S. Adults with substance use disorder
Program: University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health (Nominated by: Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra)

Amrita Geevarghese, BDS, MPH, DPH
Title: Parental psychosocial correlates of oral hygiene among children in low-income families - A multilevel cross-sectional study
School: University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry (Nominated by: Dr. Enihomo Obadan-Udoh)

Cam-Van T. Huynh, DDS, MPH
Title: Effects of Acculturation on Oral Health Across Racial/Ethnic Groups in U.S. Adults: NHANES 2011-2018
School: Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine (Nominated by: Dr. Mary Tavares)

Chukwuebuka Ogwo
Title: Incidence of Dental caries and Associated Factors in Young Adults
School: University of Iowa,  College of Dentistry(Nominated by: Dr. Steven Levy)