Dental research presented at spring meetings
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Melissa Wages,
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Seniors in the dental hygiene program at the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry swept first, second, and third place dental hygiene table clinic awards in the April 14Anaheim meeting of the California Dental Association (CDA).
Paul Mendiola and Heather
Mihalka, DH’00, were awarded first place with “A Survey of Disinfection
Protocols for Water Lines in Private Dental Practices,”sponsored
by James Kettering, PhD, professor of microbiology.
Jenny Kim, Sonali Patel, and
Kim Uyeyama, DH’00, won second place with their project, “Efficacy
of an Over-the-Counter Whitening Agent as Compared to a Professionally
Prescribed Whitening Agent,” sponsored by Carlos Muñoz, DDS,
MSD, professor of restorative dentistry and director of the Center for
Dental Research.
Third place ribbons went to
Darcie Bell, Laura Bretsch, and Michael Lents for “The Antimicrobial
Action of Oral Rinses When Used for 15 Seconds,” sponsored by Dr.
Kettering.
Junior dental students took
third place in the CDA dental competition, with “Composite Repair
Strength,” by Gregory Skeens, Scott Steedman, and Shane Tewis, sponsored
by Dr. Kettering.
Among the finalists were Aaron
Soeprono, Stanley Wernick and Robert Wells, with their children’s
book, “Conquering Dental Phobia in Children,” sponsored by Dr.
Muñoz.
At the California Dental Hygiene
Association (CDHA) meeting held in conjunction with the CDA, Loma Linda
University was well represented by third place winners Jacqueline Tatum,
Brandy VanderDussen and ShellyWithers, DH’00, “Identification
of Bacterial Contamination in Ultrasonic Handpieces,” sponsored by
Dr. Kettering.
The American Association of
Dental Schools (AADS) annual convention was held in April, in Washington,
DC. Dental researchers from Loma Linda University presented posters and
talks about their research. About 20 posters destined for AADS and IADR
(International Association for Dental Research) meetings were prepared
by School of Dentistry faculty and staff.
Melissa Wages, SD'00, presented
her research, “www.Women'sOralHealth.org” at the annual session
of the American Association of Dental Schools meeting in Washington, DC.
For her effort, Ms. Wages
received the “Best Poster Award” for the Student Poster Session
which was accompanied by a cash prize of $500.
She was also asked to orally
present her findings at an AADS session entitled “Student Excellence
in Education and Service.”
Ms. Wages’ research and
development of the project was sponsored by Heidi Christensen, SD’83,
MS, assistant professor of oral diagnosis, radiology, and pathology. The
table clinic won first place at the 1999 Alumni-Student Convention and
the 1999 spring session of the California Dental Association.
At the annual session of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE)
held in Honolulu in April, endodontic graduate students and faculty presented
scientific papers and lectures. Dr. Nooshin Noghreian presented a paper
in the graduate student section of the Oral Research Presentation program:
“Hard tissue forming potential of MTA compared to common endodontic
filling materials.”
Others presenting lectures
were: Mahmoud Torabinejad, DDS, MSD, PhD, professor and director of the
graduate program in endodontics, “Expanded clinical horizons of MTA;”
and E. John Munce, SD‘78, PG‘88, assistant professor of endodontics,
“Obstruction management.”
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