Awards and Award Winners

2023 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.

 

2026 SeDR Award Winners

Awards were announced Friday, April 17, 2026

Dental Hygiene

  • 1st Place: Madison Christopher & Emily Dixon for "The Effectiveness of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea"
  • 2nd Place: Logan Menard, Marlie Motes, & Riley Rogers for "The Use of Acupuncture on Pain Management and Local Anesthesia Success"
  • 3rd Place: Caitlyn Briolat & Frida Alvarado-Cortez for "The New Face of Nicotine: Addiction Risks and Health Concerns of Tobacco-Free Nicotine"

Undergraduate Original Research

  • 1st Place: Jocelyn Tang for “Effect of Transfer-learning on CNN-Identification of Radiographic Root Canal Patterns”
  • 2nd Place: Sophia Tang for “Mapping of Oral Tissue Extracellular Vesicles in Periodontal Health and Disease”
  • 3rd Place: Bryce Crosby for “Periodontitis Promotes Brain Aging: Insights from the p16-3MR Senescence Reporter Mouse”

Graduate Original Research

  • 1st Place: Kristen Quartararo, DMD for “Evaluation of Barrier Membrane Material Immunogenicity in Human Gingival Fibroblast Cell Cultures”
  • 2nd Place: Shivani Mallishery, DMD for “Comparison of Blue Diode Laser and Multi-Peak LED on Bond Strength of Pre-Coated Orthodontic Brackets”
  • 3rd Place: Pouya Sabanik, DDS for “Curing Time and Unit Effects on Gold-standard Adhesives’ Bond Strength”

Literature Review:

  • 1st Place: Lukas Smidtas for “Allergenic Risks of Dental (Meth)acrylates: A Clinical Overview”
  • 2nd Place: Yesha Vyas for “Design Determinants Governing Strength and Toughness of Dental Polymer-Infiltrated Ceramics”
  • 3rd Place: Laurin McCoy for “Bridging Oral Health Gaps: Literature Review on Pediatric Preventive Dental Care in Underserved Areas”

Case Report:

  • 1st Place: Hannah Price, DMD for “Beyond Bone Limitations: SFOT for High-Risk Orthodontic Movement”
  • 2nd Place: Justin Galliani, DDS for “Persistent Erythematous Gingival Lesion at a Free Gingival Graft Site”
  • 3rd Place: Brad Corino, DMD for “Combined orthodontic and prosthodontic esthetic rehabilitation of a pediatric patient with congenital oligodontia.”

Published Work:

  • 1st Place: Steven Quintero for “Exploring the relationship between periodontal diseases and osteoporosis: potential role of butyrate”
  • 2nd Place: Daniya Killedar for “PAMAM-IP6 Suppresses MMPs, Kills Bacteria, Maintains Human Pulp Cell Viability”
  • 3rd Place: Reid Loveless for “Macromolecular PAMAM-IP6 Dentin Conditioner: Selective Chelation, Bonding and Interfacial Morphology”

Honorable Mention:

  • John Comisi, DDS for “Oral microbiome dysbiosis and dental caries risk in obstructive sleep apnea and related sleep-disordered breathing”

2025 SeDR Award Winners

Awards were announced Friday, April 18, 2025

Dental Hygiene

  • 1st Place: Bonnie Hooker & Kristen Sims-Garcia for “Effectiveness of Invisalign First Compound Compared to Fixed Orthodontic Appliances”
  • 2nd Place: Evi Tran & Louanna Jean Baptiste for “The Anti-microbial And Anti-adhesive Effects of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Nanocomposites Vs. Traditional Composites on Lingual Retainers”
  • 3rd Place: April Parrish & Ariana George for “The Effect of Photodynamic Therapy for Treating Oral Lesions”

Undergraduate Original Research

  • 1st Place: Jasmine Canlas for “Engineered Small Extracellular Vesicles as a Novel Antimicrobial Therapy for Periodontal Disease”
  • 2nd Place: Craig Rodgers for “Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Role of the Dentist”
  • 3rd Place: Tristan Pugh for “Radiographic Markers in Periapical Actinomycosis Infections: Characterizing Potentially Helpful Features in Clinical Practice”

Graduate Original Research

  • 1st Place: Bidhan Bhandari for “Inhalant CBD alleviates the symptoms in Migraine”
  • 2nd Place: Justin Galliani for “Influence of Titanium Particle Size on Polarity, Function, and Survival of Control and NF-κB Knockout Macrophages”

Literature Review

  • 1st Place: Marisa Elliott for “The Impact of Submerged Healing in Peri-implantitis Management”

Case Report

  • 1st Place: Kevin Shepherd for “Leveraging an Ailing Implant to Enhance Soft Tissue Contours: A Case Report”
  • 2nd Place: Sung Woo for “Minimal extension of dental implants beyond the sinus floor without application of a biomaterial”
  • 3rd Place: Hanna Price for “Periodontal Management of Complex Soft Tissue Deficiency After Ameloblastoma Surgery”

Published Work

  • 1st Place: Kole Fisher for “Micro-Computed tomography Evaluation of Obturation of Long-Oval Root Canals Using Single-Cone with Apical Negative Pressure”
  • 2nd Place: Jocelyn Tang for “Effectiveness Of Pulpotomy in Managing Carious-exposure In Mature Permanent Teeth”

Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Dental Hygiene Literature Review Award

  • Gabriel Brunkow-Schnell & Laquita Addison for “Effective Caries Detection Through Artificial Intelligence in Radiographs and Intraoral Images”

Robert B. Greenblatt, M.D. Library Literature Review Award

  • Josh Stewart for “Management of the Anterior Open Bite Using Clear Aligner Therapy and Surgery-First: Case Example and Scoping Review of the Literature”
See Winners from Previous Years