Indiana University School of Dentistry’s (IUSD) 29th annual Research Day was a great triumph! The hybrid virtual event, held April 12, 2021, featured almost 70 poster presentations, remarks from Dean Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch and research updates from Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, associate dean for research. Dr. Marcelo Araujo, DDS, MS, PhD, CEO ADA Science & Research Institute, foundation and chief science officer, American Dental Association, served as keynote speaker. He discussed "The use of scientific strategy to support health policy and clinical practice."
“The search for truth and new knowledge is at the heart of our mission to improve the oral health of the people of the state of Indiana and around the world,” said Dr. Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, IUSD dean. “Participating in research and other forms of scholarship enhances the education of our students by exposing them to the thrill of discovery of new knowledge and providing opportunities for them to disseminate this knowledge through presentations and publications.
“I am very proud of all of our student investigators and their faculty research mentors who presented their work today. Our annual Research Day is the day we showcase their science, appreciate the breadth of our work and its impact, and celebrate our investigators for their accomplishments and contributions to advance oral health through excellence in research.”
As a hybrid event, student research posters were displayed along the Main Street and High Street corridors of the Fritts Clinical Center. Each presenter recorded presentations to accompany their posters, which can be accessed via a smartphone using the QR codes positioned below each participating poster. For a list of abstracts visit the 2021 Research Day website.
The IUSD 29th Annual Research Day awardees:
IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award for Research
Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, associate professor and director, Dental Informatics Core Group
IUSD Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching
Dr. Daniel Bennett, clinical assistant professor, Biomedical Sciences and Comprehensive Care
IN-AADR Research Staff Award
Sheryl McGinnis, Oral Health Research Institute
Dean’s Award for Research Excellence
Sydney Twiggs, Dentoalveolar Changes in Class ll/Division 2 Patients Using .018” Appliances
DDS Research Honors Program Certificate of Achievement
Co-recipients: Rebecca Shembarger, p53 in Predicting Progression of Potentially Malignant Oral Epithelial Lesions, and Sydney Twiggs, Dentoalveolar Changes in Class ll/Division 2 Patients Using .018” Appliances
Cyril S. Carr Research Scholarship
Co-winners: Rebecca Shembarger and Sydney Twiggs
King Saud University Distinguished Research Faculty Travel Award
Dr. Angela Bruzzaniti, associate professor and director, Student Research
Elizabeth A. Hughes Dental Hygiene Case Report Award
Honorable Mention: Tha Sung and Deborah Gregory, Cultural Challenges and the Effects on Oral Health
Winners: Lindsey Owens and Yelena Fox, Communicating with Individuals with Hearing Impairments in a Clinical Setting
IN-AADR Undergraduate Student Award
Olivia Hendzel, Effects of Kalirin on Osteocyte Apoptosis and Bone Mass
AADR Student Research Day Award
Marcus Levitan, Timepoint optimization for bone resorption analysis in mouse ligature-induced periodontitis
AADR/Dentsply Sirona Student Award for Advancing Dental Research and its Application
Mikki Jaramillo, ACE2 Expression in Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients
IDA Student Research Award
Sydney Twiggs
King Saud University Travel Award for Excellence in Preventive Oral Health Care
Rebecca Shembarger
IN-AADR D4 Case Report Award
Raziel Velgis, Application of CO2 Laser for Maxillary Labial Frenectomy and Vestibuloplasty
Delta Dental Award for Innovation in Oral Care Research
Co-Winner: Dr. Katherine Ferry, Evaluation of Soft Tissue Thickness Measurement Accuracy: Three Different Methodologies, and Dr. Kasey Ryan, Radiation of CBCT and Traditional Orthodontic Imaging Utilizing Pediatrics Phantom
King Saud University Travel Award for Best Clinical Case Report
Co-winners: Dr. Chandni Batra, Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique for Regenerative Therapy of Intrabony Defects, and Dr. Takahiro Fujii, Correction of Gummy Smile with Lip Repositioning Procedure: Care Report
King Saud University Ph.D. Student Travel Award
Dr. Gina Castiblanco-Rubio, Dietary Factors Affecting Urinary Fluoride During Pregnancy in Mexican Women
Maynard K. Hine Award for Excellence in Dental Research
Dr. Alice Anne Alcorn, Longitudinal In Vitro Effects of Silver Diamine Fluoride on Early Enamel Caries Lesions
Congratulations to all the awardees for your fantastic work and dedication to research!
Indiana chapter of American Association of Dental Research President Dr. Kamolphob Phasuk, clinical assistant professor and director, Predoctoral Implant Prosthodontics, and Drashty Mody, D2, served as online co-hosts of this year’s event. Terry Wilson, director, Public Relations and Marketing, and Caleb Clements, clinical photographer and videographer, Dental Illustrations, provided multimedia production for this hybrid event. Other members of the Research Day Organizing Committee include: Nicole Alderson, Dr. Angela Bruzzaniti, Dr. Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Taylor Dietl, Dr. Simone Duarte, Roxana Fuentes, Dr. Richard Gregory, Dr. Yusuke Hamada, Lisa Maxwell, Sheryl McGinnis, Dean Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch, Keli Seering, Dr. Sabrina Feitosa Sochacki, Dr. Mythily Srinivasan, and Dr. Yasuyoshi Ueki.