DENTSPLY/Caulk Student Research Group (SRG) Award Competition

The 24th annual DENTSPLY/Caulk Student Research Group (SRG) Award Competition for original research, sponsored by DENTSPLY/Caulk, will be held during the IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., March 16-19, 2011.

The 2011 awards are:
(2) $600 first place winners (basic and clinical science)
(2) $400 second place winners (basic and clinical science)
(2) $250 third place winners (basic and clinical science) 

Eligibility
Undergraduate dental students of good academic standing, without an advanced degree or doctorate in any field, who have authored or co-authored no more than two publications (excluding abstracts) in refereed journals.
Must be a student member of AADR at time of submission & entry into competition.
Must have an abstract accepted for the 2011 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., in poster format.
May not be entered simultaneously in the IADR or AADR Hatton Awards Competition.

Application Procedures
You must submit an abstract to the Global Headquarters for the 2011 General Session & Exhibition by the October 2010 deadline, adhering to the usual submission procedures. In the awards section of the online abstract submission process select "AADR DENTSPLY/Caulk Competition." You will be prompted to answer eligibility requirement questions. The system will then inform you if you are eligible to participate and place your name in the competition.

The Competition
All eligible abstracts will be reviewed by the SRG Award Committee. Seven (7) finalists will be selected in two categories (basic and clinical science) and notified in writing. During the 2011 General Session & Exhibition, the fourteen (14) finalists will present their posters to the judging committee (comprised of NSRG officers) during a closed-door session. First-, second- and third-prize winners will be selected and presented with a check after the 2011 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., in March 2011.

The finalists will also present their posters during the general poster session at the 2011 General Session & Exhibition. All posters must be presented by AADR student members.

For further details, contact:
Marissa Naspinski
E-mail: mnaspinski@aadronline.org 

2010 DENTSPLY/Caulk Winners
Basic Science

1st Place: Byungdo Han (The Ohio State University) Endostatin Inhibits Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells

2nd Place: David Nedrelow (University of Minnesota) Osteoblast Response on Titanium Biofunctionalized with Elastin-like Recombinant Biopolymers

3rd Place: Paul Dyer (Baylor College of Dentistry) Comparing High-Throughput to Live Cell Assay: Antioxidants Counteract Nicotine

Clinical Science

1st Place: Dennis Beliveau (University of Florida) Timing Effects of Systemic Antibiotics in Aggressive Periodontitis Treatment

2nd Place: Rebecca Paquin (Medical College of Georgia) Altered Glandular Antioxidant Capacity and Proliferation in Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients

3rd Place: Nishith Patel (State University of New York at Buffalo) Conventional Methods and Laser Fluorescence Devices in Occlusal Caries Diagnosis