Amazing Bates-Andrews Student Research Day!
Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, and Guests
Thank you all for supporting today’s Bates-Andrews Student Research Day!
It was a very successful event, and we want to acknowledge not only the award winners, listed below, but ALL of the students who participated and the many faculty who assisted with judging and mentoring our student researchers. The commercial exhibitors provide much of the funding for this event. We appreciate their support and thank everyone who visited with them at their tables.
Winners of this year’s Bates-Andrews Day are as follows:
- Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation:
Dr. Mohsen Akhaven (Pediatric Dentistry) “Dental Anomalies and Pathologies on Maxillary Occlusal Radiographs”
Faculty mentor: Dr. Cheen Loo
2. Best Scientific Research Presentation by a Senior (Andrews Society Award):
Tamara Biary “Surveying Dental Students Pre- and Post-educational Webinar on the Impact of Obesity and its Treatments on Oral Heath”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadine Tassabehji
3. Dentsply Sirona SCADA Award
Demetrius Flood “The Effects of Orthodontic Therapy for the Periodontitis Patient – A Scoping Review”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Samar Shaikh
4. First Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (cash prize donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli D80):
Shafa Nathani “Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants with TiUnite Surface”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Evangelos Papathanasiou
5. Second Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (cash prize donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli D80):
Samara Aoun “Development and Validation of a Survey Assessing the Oral Health Knowledge of Healthcare Interpreters”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nicole Holland
6. Third Place Award for Predoctoral Table Clinic (cash prize donated by Dr. Steven Tonelli D80):
Juan Cheng “Perceptions of Virtual Interviews: A Dental Students’ and Program Directors’ Survey”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gabriela Lagreca
7. Research Committee Award for Basic Science Research:
Daniel Won “Effect of HOCl Solution on Streptococcus mutans and Porphyromonas gingivalis”
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Roya Zandparsa and Dr. Vasiliki Tsakalelli
8. Massachusetts Dental Society and ASDA Public Health Award (cash prize donated by the Massachusetts Dental Society):
Olivia Marino “Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Health Scores Stratified by Sex in Zambia Oral Health Outreach Program”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Morgan
9. Dr. Chad Anderson Family Award for Innovative Methodology and Research Design (cash prize donated by Dr. Chad Anderson, D04):
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maria Hernandez Nuno de La Rosa and Dr. John Zuniga
10. Esthetic Dentistry Award (cash prize donated by Dr. Aikaterini Papathanasiou):
Allison McDonough “Chameleon Composites as Compared to Traditional Composite Restorative Material in Anterior Teeth Class 3 Through-and-Through Restorations”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Eisen
11. Scientific Merit Award for First-Time Presenters (cash prize donated by Dr. Matthew Finkelman):
Jae Jung “Flexural Strength Analysis of Nightguard Materials: 3D-Printed Versus Conventional”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gerard Kugel
12. Bates Student Research Group “Peer-reviewed” Award:
Allison McDonough “Chameleon Composites as Compared to Traditional Composite Restorative Material in Anterior Teeth Class 3 Through-and-Through Restorations”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steven Eisen
13. ADEA Student Group Educational Research Award:
Sheryl Zhang “Ergonomics Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Among TUSDM Students and Faculty”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gabriela Lagreca
14. Multicultural Award for the Advancement of Dental Research (cash prize donated by Dr. Kistama Naidu, D02)
Johnson Fong “Nuclear and Genomic Alterations in SMO-inhibited Basal Cell Carcinoma Cells”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Addy Alt-Holland
15. Research Recap Video Challenge Award (cash prize donated by TUDAA):
Nuba Afzal Siddiqi “Retrospective Assessment of SDF Treated Teeth in Two Dental Schools”
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrea Zandona
Congratulations all!!!