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 鈥淓ffectiveness of Invisalign First Compound Compared to Fixed Orthodontic Appliances鈥�
- 2nd Place: Evi Tran & Louanna Jean Baptiste for 鈥淭he Anti-microbial And Anti-adhesive Effects of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanocomposites Vs. Traditional Composites on Lingual Retainers鈥�
- 3rd Place: April Parrish & Ariana George for 鈥淭he Effect of Photodynamic Therapy for Treating Oral Lesions鈥�
Undergraduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Jasmine Canlas for 鈥淓ngineered Small Extracellular Vesicles as a Novel Antimicrobial Therapy for Periodontal Disease鈥�
- 2nd Place: Craig Rodgers for 鈥淎dult Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Role of the Dentist鈥�
- 3rd Place: Tristan Pugh for 鈥淩adiographic Markers in Periapical Actinomycosis Infections: Characterizing Potentially Helpful Features in Clinical Practice鈥�
Graduate Original Research
- 1st Place: Bidhan Bhandari for 鈥淚nhalant CBD alleviates the symptoms in Migraine鈥�
- 2nd Place: Justin Galliani for 鈥淚nfluence of Titanium Particle Size on Polarity, Function, and Survival of Control and NF-魏B Knockout Macrophages鈥�
Literature Review
- 1st Place: Marisa Elliott for 鈥淭he Impact of Submerged Healing in Peri-implantitis Management鈥�
Case Report
- 1st Place: Kevin Shepherd for 鈥淟everaging an Ailing Implant to Enhance Soft Tissue Contours: A Case Report鈥�
- 2nd Place: Sung Woo for 鈥淢inimal extension of dental implants beyond the sinus floor without application of a biomaterial鈥�
- 3rd Place: Hanna Price for 鈥淧eriodontal Management of Complex Soft Tissue Deficiency After Ameloblastoma Surgery鈥�
Published Work
- 1st Place: Kole Fisher for 鈥淢icro-Computed tomography Evaluation of Obturation of Long-Oval Root Canals Using Single-Cone with Apical Negative Pressure鈥�
- 2nd Place: Jocelyn Tang for 鈥淓ffectiveness Of Pulpotomy in Managing Carious-exposure In Mature Permanent Teeth鈥�
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Dental Hygiene Literature Review Award
- Gabriel Brunkow-Schnell & Laquita Addison for 鈥淓ffective Caries Detection Through Artificial Intelligence in Radiographs and Intraoral Images鈥�
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Literature Review Award
- Josh Stewart for 鈥淢anagement of the Anterior Open Bite Using Clear Aligner Therapy and Surgery-First: Case Example and Scoping Review of the Literature鈥�
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 鈥淥pioid Prescription Patterns Among American Dentists鈥�
Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Research Poster Award
- Chelsea Harris for 鈥淎dvances in Surgical Template Design in Dental Implantology鈥�
Intramural Grants Program Faculty Grant
- Daler Tarrazzi
- Rafael Pacheco