Awards and Award Winners
Competition winners are announced at the SeDR award ceremony, marking the end of the
SeDR Symposium. While all competition participants receive a certificate acknowledging
their work and contributions to research, monetary prizes will be awarded to the top three winners, with the amounts differing based on their placement: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
2025 SeDR Award Winners
Awards were announced Friday, April 18, 2025
Dental Hygiene
- 1st Place: Bonnie Hooker & Kristen Sims-Garcia for “Effectiveness of Invisalign First Compound Compared to Fixed Orthodontic Appliances”
- 2nd Place: Evi Tran & Louanna Jean Baptiste for “The Anti-microbial And Anti-adhesive Effects of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanocomposites
Vs. Traditional Composites on Lingual Retainers”
- 3rd Place: April Parrish & Ariana George for “The Effect of Photodynamic Therapy for Treating Oral Lesions”
Undergraduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Jasmine Canlas for “Engineered Small Extracellular Vesicles as a Novel Antimicrobial Therapy for
Periodontal Disease”
- 2nd Place: Craig Rodgers for “Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Role of the Dentist”
- 3rd Place: Tristan Pugh for “Radiographic Markers in Periapical Actinomycosis Infections: Characterizing
Potentially Helpful Features in Clinical Practice”
Graduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Bidhan Bhandari for “Inhalant CBD alleviates the symptoms in Migraine”
- 2nd Place: Justin Galliani for “Influence of Titanium Particle Size on Polarity, Function, and Survival of Control
and NF-κB Knockout Macrophages”
Literature Review
- 1st Place: Marisa Elliott for “The Impact of Submerged Healing in Peri-implantitis Management”
Case Report
- 1st Place: Kevin Shepherd for “Leveraging an Ailing Implant to Enhance Soft Tissue Contours: A Case Report”
- 2nd Place: Sung Woo for “Minimal extension of dental implants beyond the sinus floor without application
of a biomaterial”
- 3rd Place: Hanna Price for “Periodontal Management of Complex Soft Tissue Deficiency After Ameloblastoma
Surgery”
Published Work
- 1st Place: Kole Fisher for “Micro-Computed tomography Evaluation of Obturation of Long-Oval Root Canals Using
Single-Cone with Apical Negative Pressure”
- 2nd Place: Jocelyn Tang for “Effectiveness Of Pulpotomy in Managing Carious-exposure In Mature Permanent
Teeth”
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Dental Hygiene Literature Review Award
- Gabriel Brunkow-Schnell & Laquita Addison for “Effective Caries Detection Through Artificial Intelligence in Radiographs and
Intraoral Images”
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Literature Review Award
- Josh Stewart for “Management of the Anterior Open Bite Using Clear Aligner Therapy and Surgery-First:
Case Example and Scoping Review of the Literature”
2024 SeDR Award Winners
Awards were announced Friday, April 17, 2024
Dental Hygiene
- 1st Place: Dharti Patel and Melissa Flood for "The Use of Phage Therapy in Reduction of Oral Cavity Bacteria"
- 2nd Place: Margareth Rivas and Danila Dokuchayev for "Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Decreasing Tourette Syndrome
Symptoms"
- 3rd Place: Courtney Morrow and Hannah Grach for "The Use of Micro-needling with Therapeutic Agents for Tissue and Gingival Regeneration"
Undergraduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Cathy Tran for "Engineered Small Extra-Cellular Vesicles for Endogenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Recruitment and in situ Periodontal Tissue Regeneration"
- 2nd Place: Tigerwin Yang for "Exosomes Derived from Gingival Tissues of Periodontitis Patients Cross Human
BBB and Compromise its Barrier Function in an In-Vitro 3D Model"
- 3rd Place: Kyle Harris for "Role of EPS8 Phosphorylation by BRK in HNSCC"
Graduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Harshit Singhania for "Src Phosphorylation of EPS8 Regulates SOX2 Expression in HNSCC"
- 2nd Place: Han Kim for "Predictors of standardized in-service examination performance and residency outcomes
in a graduate periodonts program"
- 3rd Place: Bidhan Bhandari for "Innate Lymphoid Cells as the Immune Maestro in Tongue Tumor"
Literature Review
- 1st Place: Jess Anderson for "Delayed Diagnosis of Multi Suture Craniosynostosis: A Literature Review"
Case Report
- 1st Place: Elizabeth Floodeen for "Bilateral Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Ankylosis in a 24-year-old Male with
Epilepsy"
- 2nd Place: Alan George for "Blood Collection for Autologous Blood-Derived Product Preparation: Technique
& Application"
- 3rd Place: Thomas Shepherd for "Temporization of Removeable Prosthesis Utilizing Essix Appliance a Case Report"
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Literature Review Award
- Matthew Zhang for “Opioid Prescription Patterns Among American Dentists”
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Research Poster Award
- Chelsea Harris for “Advances in Surgical Template Design in Dental Implantology”
Intramural Grants Program Faculty Grant
- Daler Tarrazzi
- Rafael Pacheco