TODAY news for Thursday, March 23, 2006
School of Dentistry news
School of Dentistry table clinic winners
This year there are 11 School of Dentistry table clinic winners. These students will go on to represent LLU in the California Dental Association and California Dental Hygienists Association student research competitions, in April. A list of all 2006 table clinics appears above.
This year there are 11 School of Dentistry table clinic winners. These students will go on to represent LLU in the California Dental Association and California Dental Hygienists Association student research competitions, in April. A list of all 2006 table clinics appears above.
Dentistry—First place/laboratory:
“Farnesol inhibits the growth of Candida albicans biofilm on denture acrylic.” Jane Yi, Andrew John. Mentors: Dr. Wu Zhang and Ray Aprecio.
“Farnesol inhibits the growth of Candida albicans biofilm on denture acrylic.” Jane Yi, Andrew John. Mentors: Dr. Wu Zhang and Ray Aprecio.
Dentistry—First place/laboratory:
“CBCT streak artifacts generated by four different orthodontic brackets.” Christian Hoybjerg, Matt Sanders, Curtis Chu. Mentor: Dr. Leroy Leggett.
“CBCT streak artifacts generated by four different orthodontic brackets.” Christian Hoybjerg, Matt Sanders, Curtis Chu. Mentor: Dr. Leroy Leggett.
Dentistry—Second place/laboratory:
“Repaired polyvinyl siloxane impressions: The effect on dimensional accuracy.” Raelene McDowall, Debra Matson, Eric Palacios. Mentor: Dr. Doyle Nick.
“Repaired polyvinyl siloxane impressions: The effect on dimensional accuracy.” Raelene McDowall, Debra Matson, Eric Palacios. Mentor: Dr. Doyle Nick.
Dental hygiene—First place/laboratory: “Does temperature affect the peroxide content of bleaching products?” Jaimie Ragsdale, Kirstin Robison, Daisy Easley. Mentor: Dr. Yiming Li.
Dental hygiene—Second place/laboratory: “Duration of release of fluoride from a fluoridated varnish on enamel.” Lorraine Hofmann, Shawn Leetch. Mentor: Dr. George Lessard.
Dental hygiene—Third place/laboratory: “Toothbrush sanitizing system.” Denise Campas, Cathy Dawson, Marlyn Betancourt. Mentor: James Kettering.
Dentistry—First place/clinical:
“Toothbrushing efficiency by 3- and 4-year-old children.” Leslie Butler, Travis Nelson, Jamie Pragasam Mentors: Dr. Lorena Salcedo, Dr. Richard Grabowski.
“Toothbrushing efficiency by 3- and 4-year-old children.” Leslie Butler, Travis Nelson, Jamie Pragasam Mentors: Dr. Lorena Salcedo, Dr. Richard Grabowski.
Dental hygiene—First place/clinical: “Tooth whitening efficacy, age, gender, ethnicity and smoking.” Jennifer Royer, Keri Kubrock, and Diana Komora. Mentor: Dr. Yiming Li.
Dental hygiene—First place/educational: “Oral care in American sign language.” Joseph Jordan, Shanan Carlson, and Heather Neufeld. Mentor: Dr. Ron Forde.
Dentistry—Second place/educational:
“Setting up a community dental clinic—An educational resource.” Tiffany Graham, Sally Keese, and Bethany Kronberg. Mentor: Dr. Mark Estey.
“Setting up a community dental clinic—An educational resource.” Tiffany Graham, Sally Keese, and Bethany Kronberg. Mentor: Dr. Mark Estey.
Dentistry—First place/educational:
“Educational presentations on oral heath care for grade schools—A resource for dental professionals.” Christine Aufderhar, Stephanie Pak, Chonway Tram, and Reo Pugao. Mentor: Dr. Brian Black.
“Educational presentations on oral heath care for grade schools—A resource for dental professionals.” Christine Aufderhar, Stephanie Pak, Chonway Tram, and Reo Pugao. Mentor: Dr. Brian Black.
TODAY news for Thursday, March 23, 2006