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March 2002
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Table clinic winners for 2002
Winners have been selected from 44 table clinics completed
by dental and hygiene students for this year’s Alumni Student Convention
table clinic competition.
Each winning table clinic and several others which ranked high in our
School’s competition will be entered in upcoming competitions—dental
table clinics will compete in the California Dental Association meeting
in Anaheim in April. Other winning dental hygiene clinics will be presented
at the California Dental Hygiene Association annual scientific meeting
in April in Anaheim.
One dental table clinic will be selected to represent the School at the
annual convention of the
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2002 table clinic competition |
American Dental Association in New Orleans in October.
Joni Stephens, MS, EdS, professor, dental hygiene, teaches research courses
to the students.
Jay Kim, PhD, professor, dental educational services, statistician for
the School, helps the students evaluate data they collect.
Carlos Muñoz, DDS, MSD, director, Center for Dental Research, appreciates
the efforts of the panel of judges who viewed each table clinic, and whose
combined expertise provided invaluable input as they evaluated the students’
work.
Since 1989, LLU dental students have placed first seven times in CDA competitions;
second place four times; and third five times. Dental hygiene students
have placed first eight times and captured second seven times. Abstracts
from first place student table clinics which win in CDA competitions are
published in the CDA Journal.
Student table clinic research projects—2002
Clinical research
“Detection of microorganisms on used safety glasses.” Melissa
Mundy, Kange Lee, Kari McKenzie, dental hygiene.
“A review of resin bonded amalgam restorations.” Rehan Bashar,
Prasad Bostodkar, international dentist program.
“The universal vs. the FDI tooth numbering system: a learning comparison.”
Benjamin Befiglio, Timothy Stevens, dental students.
“A survey on current methods of licensure,” Tisha Scofield,
Suk Young Ahn, Melissa Rehling, dental students.
“Comparison between conventional & computerized tooth shade selection,”
Robert Corr, Randell Ruminson, Debbie Wrigley, dental students.
“Bacterial contamination on hair of dentists and dental hygienists
after a procedure.” Sue Kim, Kristin Fletcher, Naomi Jacobo, dental
hygiene.
“Facial profile preference among Hispanics.” James Gibson, Steven
Karmy, Matthew Ellison, dental students.
“Hearing impairment association with ultrasonic use,” Gretchen
Cestero, Judy Lim, Kellie McNeil, dental hygiene.
“The correlation between DAT and PAT scores with academic and pre-clinical
competencies,” Jennifer Moseley, Shalini Shah, dental students.
Laboratory research
“Anti-microbial effectiveness of a new natural enzymatic mouthwash,”
Amber Holt, Lisa Lewis, Gemma Bustard, dental hygiene.
“Bacteriological enumeration methods used in dental unit water line
testing,” Johnny Koo, Karen Kim, Philip Jeon, dental students.
| Table clinics 2002 Countless hours were spent as students worked on their research projects for this year’s Table Clinics. Congratulations to each member of the 42 groups who completed their projects and displayed them during the Alumni Student Convention. Names of the researchers and the titles of their research projects are listed on this page. Winning entries are listed on page three. |
“Time-related cytotoxicity of glass ionomers,”
Brian Chu, Hin Pong Lee, dental students.
“Efficacy of a surface disinfectant (CHX/ETOH),” Preethi Dara,
Ambra Linnenkamp, Hans Lemky, dental hygiene.
“Bond strengths of three porcelain repair systems,” Dana Yeoman,
Mike Stafford, Nathan Carlson, dental students.
“Does Matar lose potency over time?,” Judy Chang, Jihee Chun,
Mike Lee, dental students.
“Anterior strip crowns for pediatric teeth,” Kirk Larson, Fred
Kim, Allen Job, dental students.
“Cohesion of newly placed amalgam to aged amalgam,” Ji Kim,
Jacob Lee, Ryan Watkins, dental students.
“Effect of curing light distance on dentin bond strength,” Brooke
Cloninger, Jonathan Holland, Geoff Stuart, dental students.
“The antimicrobial effect of a Chlorhexidine-glycol solution in the
sterilization of metal prophy angles,” Rene Caccavale-Zambel, Becky
Todd, Angie Tarango, dental hygiene.
“Effects of alcohol on composite restorations,” Jeff Sceville,
David Fischer, Brian Dudar, dental students.
“Antibacterial activity of herbal toothpastes,” Lyudmila Ignatyev,
Hea Kwon, dental students.
“The effectiveness of a tri-phenolic product as an environmental
surface disinfectant,” Cora Bell, Leanna Haney, Elizabeth Salem,
dental hygiene.
“The efficacy of antimicrobial agents on the water coming from ultrasonic
waterlines,” Ursula Garcia, Jennifer Lim, Mikhai Ta, dental students.
“Antimicrobial properties of various surface disinfectants,”
Phillip Roe, Hai Trang, dental students.
“The efficacy of surface disinfectants used in non-ideal conditions,”
Ron Abaro, Lisa Bozzetti, and Lori Rice, dental students.
“The efficacy of antimicrobial dust in irreversible hydrocolloid
impression materials,” Harvey Lee, Maggie Lam, Ken Lam, dental students.
Educational research
“Patient educational video on tooth whitening,” Aqsa Ahmad,
Lorraine Lin, Tyler Baker, dental students.
“LLUSD CD ROM,” Jay Ignacio, Gene Kim, Mark Harris, dental students.
“Spanish oral health care video,” Nathan Wonder, Heidi Zinke,
Rhett Eklund, dental students.
“Digital radiography versus conventional radiography: a review,”
Jairo Chaves, Hema Patel, international dentist program.
Table clinic winners:
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