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 periodontics 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