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Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Master Clinician Program Scholarships
Due to the overwhelming continued success of the scholarship program of the Pediatric Dentistry Master Clinician Program, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children: The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is pleased to again offer five scholarships to be part of this exciting program for 2012.
A switch from an office practice to an academic career may seem like a daunting challenge - it needn't be. An academic career provides the practicing dentist a new opportunity to utilize their experiences in shaping the careers of the aspiring professional. Dentists that teach also have a greater opportunity to develop new techniques and innovations in care through research and scholarly activities and can also influence national dental education policies through service with the AAPD, ADA, ADEA, HRSA and NIDCR.
Other benefits of an academic career include improving access to oral health care through community service, mentoring of residents, full- or part-time employment with benefits and personal and professional growth.
Selected candidates will attend the Academy for Academic Leadership's Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Dentistry. The 2012 dates for Phase I are August 16-19, 2012 and Phase II will be held October 19 - 21, 2012. Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to attend the AAPD Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Dentistry course in the location of their choice.
The deadline for submitting applications is March 16, 2012.
Please contact Educational Affairs Manager Scott Dalhouse at (312) 337-2169 or e-mail sdalhouse@aapd.org for further information.
Call for Applications: Samuel D. Harris Research and Policy Fellowship 2012-2013
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is accepting applications for the Samuel D. Harris Research and Policy Fellowship sponsored by Preventech. Pediatric dental residents and individuals in their first five years post-residency are eligible and encouraged to apply. The AAPD and past-president Dr. Paul S. Casamassimo initially created this opportunity for individuals to participate in supporting research and advocacy activities of the Academy. The winning fellow will participate in research addressing one of the priority areas of interest as identified by the AAPD Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center Advisory Board and approved by the AAPD Board of Trustees. A deliverable project such as a published article in a peer reviewed journal or presentation at a national meeting is required at the end of the Fellowship. A cash stipend and payment for travel to relevant meetings is provided. The AAPD and the selected applicant/program director will agree upon exact fellowship dates.
The Harris Fellow will serve as a research assistant for a specific research project of the AAPD Pediatric Oral Health Research and Policy Center, whose goals are to:
Conduct oral health research, including but not limited to health services research that advances children’s oral health issues and supports AAPD public policy and public relations initiatives at the national, state, local, and international levels with legislatures, government agencies, professional associations, and other non-governmental organizations.
Develop and implement special project activities that advance children’s oral health issues and public understanding of such, in accordance with AAPD policies and guidelines.
Produce timely and high quality policy analysis on critical issues impacting children’s oral health.
Produce useful studies and analysis to further the understanding of practices which will contribute to the oral health of all children.
Applications are due April 13, 2012.
The AAPD gratefully acknowledges its sponsor, Preventech, for the Samuel D. Harris Research and Policy Fellowship.
American Academy of Implant Dentistry Research Foundation David Steflik Memorial Student Research Grant
The David Steflik Memorial Student Research Grant This annual competition is open to all dental students and those in post-graduate and residency program. Several grants, up to $2,500 each, are awarded annually. The application deadline is May 1.
The proposed project may be related to, but the aims must be distinctly different from, those of pending grant applications. The request may be used to supplement projects currently supported by Federal or non-Federal funds or to provide interim support for projects under review.
Applicants may request up to $2,500 (total costs) for the entire budget to fund the project for up to a two-year grant period. Successful applicants who require additional time to perform the proposed research may request extensions of the grant period without additional funds. This grant is not renewable; however, grantees under this program are encouraged to apply for a regular Research Project Grant.
At the conclusion of the research study, a manuscript must be submitted to the Journal of Oral Implantology (JOI)
The Foundation reserves first right of refusal on all papers resulting from the approved/funded project.
Applications received by May 1 will be considered for award announcement by the end of July Meeting. It is strongly suggested that every effort be made to submit applications for the May 1 deadline to allow for student research to be conducted during the following summer.
Please submit applications to:
Afshin Alavi AAID Research Foundation 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: (312)335-1550 afshin@aaid.com
American Academy of Implant Dentistry Research Foundation Research Grants Program
The American Academy of Implant Dentistry Research Foundation (AAIDRF) Research Grants Program is intended to provide limited support for meritorious dental implant research projects which include, but are not limited to, the following purposes:
• To conduct research which determines the feasibility of a larger research project. This may be described as the conduct of pilot studies of venture research. • To develop and test new techniques and procedures. • To carry out a small clinical or animal research project. • To analyze existing data.
Eligibility Investigators from any scientific discipline and at any stage of their career may apply for a grant. These awards are appropriate for new investigators and those changing areas of research or resuming research careers.
Applicants may request up to $25,000 (total costs) for the entire budget to fund the project for up to a two-year grant period. Successful applicants who require additional time to perform the proposed research may request extensions of the grant period without additional funds. This grant is not renewable; however, grantees under this program are encouraged to apply for a regular Research Project Grant to a Federal agency, e.g., the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Veterans Administration, or the Department of Defense, to maintain continuity in their studies.
Applications received by August 1 will be considered for award announcement at the AAIDRF Annual Meeting. Funding of approved projects will begin on January 1 of the following year.
Please submit application to:
Afshin Alavi AAID Research Foundation 211 E. Chicago Avenue, Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60611 Telephone: (312)335-1550 afshin@aaid.com
American Dental Assistants Association Kay Mosley Distinguished Service Award
This relatively new award comes from the Kay Mosley Fund and was created in honor of ADAA’s Past President Kay Mosley, CDA, of Oklahoma City, Okla. Ms. Mosley was President of the ADAA in 2003-04 and continues to be active in state and local dental assisting affairs and with the ADAA Foundation.
The Mosley Fund has been incorporated into the Foundation and the award specifically recognizes significant contributions to the ADAA and to the Foundation itself and to the field of dental assisting and dentistry. These contributions shall have been demonstrated through leadership, personal accomplishment and vision for the profession of dental assisting.
A $2,500 honorarium is presented with this award along with commemorative materials. Fee for gala tickets for recipient and a guest shall be waived.
Qualifications The award is funded by the Kay Mosley Fund and the recipient is selected by the ADAA, ADAAF and a representative of the Fund. It does not carry a mandate for annual presentation. 1. The recipient must be a current member of ADAA. 2. Recipient must attend the Annual Conference to receive the award (unless the winner is on active military duty). 3. No ADAA board member, officer, trustee or staff member may be considered. 4. No one may receive the award more than once. 5. Shall have made significant contributions to the ADAA and ADAAF and the profession of dentistry in general.
Procedure Any member of the ADAA or the ADAA Foundation may nominate another using this ADAAF Award Nomination Form and submitting it by June 30 to the Awards Chair at Central Office. A letter of recommendation is suggested.
ELIGIBILITY: Active, Life, Life Retired
DEADLINE: 11:59pm (CST) June 30
American Dental Assistants Association Juliette A. Southard/Oral-B Education Scholarship Program
Juliette A. Southard/Oral-B Education Scholarship Program, named for the founder of the American Dental Assistants Association, is underwritten by Oral-B, ADAA and volunteer donations. Established in 1929, the program awards scholarships to dental assisting students and dental assistants interested in furthering their education in the field of dental assisting.
Qualifications Candidates must be high school graduates; or hold a GED; or be 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration. Scholarships are available to students who are enrolled in a dental assisting program or applicable courses aimed at furthering a career in dental assisting. Applicant must be an ADAA member or ADAA student member.
Transcripts of applicant’s current academic record are required, including college level credits and any current dental assisting program credits.
Examples of acceptable proof of grades to include a computer generated print-out signed by the director; or grades on program stationery if signed by the director.
One official transcript copy is sufficient
Proof of acceptance into a dental assisting education program or of current employment in dentistry or dental related field must be submitted.
Verification of status must be on program letterhead with the director’s signature or another school official.
Two letters of reference are required: one from a dental professional endorsing the applicant’s qualities pertinent to dental assisting, such as personality, organizational skills, ability to meet people, and the ability to accept responsibility; the other from a person of the applicant’s own choice endorsing integrity and conscientiousness with a brief summary of the applicant’s cooperative and leadership skills.
Applicant must submit a letter of intent to pursue a long-range career in dental assisting.
Applicant must assume the responsibility of determining whether all supporting documents have been received by the
American Dental Assistants Association by the deadline date of March 31st of each year.
In the event a scholarship recipient withdraws from school before completing the course of study, the scholarship will be regarded as a non-interest bearing loan and is to be repaid to the Juliette A. Southard/Oral-B Education Scholarship Program.
Candidates will be considered on the basis of academic achievement, ability and interest in the career of dental assisting.
All mail or electronically submitted documentation must be typed. All supporting documentation must be sent via mail or electronically. Handwritten applications will not be accepted.
Recipient shall not be an employee of the ADAA.
Procedure Ten Scholarships in the amount of $750.00 each (if financially feasible), will be awarded through an evaluation process, to the highest scoring dental assistants or dental assisting students.
Applications shall be submitted via mail or electronically using MS Word v. 98 or later to the email/mail address listed on the awards nomination form by 11:59 p.m. (CST) March 31. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact central office if a mail or email confirmation for receipt of nomination materials is not received. Every effort will be made to award the scholarship by June 1.
ELIGIBILITY: Students
DEADLINE: 11:59pm (CST) March 31
American Dental Assistants Association Student Achievement Award
Presented to the ADAA Student member who has shown the most outstanding achievement as a dental assisting student.
The ADAA Student Achievement Award may be presented annually to one (1) student member at a dental assisting school.
Qualifications Shall be a student member of the American Dental Assistants Association enrolled in a dental assisting program. Shall be at least halfway through the educational program at the time of application. Participation in class activities, student organization(s), and local/state dental assisting organizations, where available. Shall have demonstrated leadership ability through some activity related to dentistry. Shall not have been a previous recipient of this award. Shall not be an employee of ADAA.
Procedure Typed nomination form along with supporting typed documentation to be sent via mail or electronically using MS Word v. 98 or later at the email listed on the awards nomination form by 11:59 p.m. (CST) March 31. Self nominations are acceptable. It is the responsibility of the individual submitting the nomination to call central office if an email confirmation stating receipt of nomination materials is not received.
ADAA Awards Committee will select an award recipient based on student essay and letters of recommendation. Spelling, grammar and composition of essay will be taken into consideration.
Applicant shall submit an essay between 750-1000 words describing the activity completed and answering the following question: Upon graduation, how do you plan to impact the dental assisting profession within your state? Application must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a dental assisting faculty member and a dental professional. Recommendation letters cannot be from an immediate family member or nominee shall be disqualified.
Recommendation letters should name specific qualities/characteristics that set the applicant apart from others with an example or two of how this candidate exhibited those traits; i.e. critical thinking, initiative, organizational skills, leadership, responsibility, integrity, etc. Letters must be submitted via mail or electronically and electronic signatures are accepted.
One award recipient shall be awarded a certificate and check for $250.
Award recipient since the last Annual Conference shall be announced during Annual Conference. Name, school, personal information, and picture will be published in an official ADAA publication as space allows.
ELIGIBILTY: Student
DEADLINE: 11:59pm March 31
American Association of Endodontists Grant to Educators for Annual Session
This grant acknowledges the critical role educators play in strengthening the specialty. Full-time educators receive reimbursement for one-half the Annual Session registration fee and $500 for travel. Full-time educators who present during a track at the Annual Session will receive reimbursement for the total cost of registration.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
March 1
THE GRANT Recipients will be reimbursed for one‐half the Annual Session registration fee and $500 for travel expenses. Full‐time educators who present during a track at the Annual Session will receive reimbursement for the total cost of registration. Applicants will receive confirmation of their eligibility one month prior to annual session. Reimbursement will occur no later than 60 days following the close of the meeting.
ELIGIBILITY Full‐time educators who meet the criteria listed below are eligible. The applicant must be a full‐time educator as defined by their respective institution. 1. Applicants must be involved in predoctoral and/or postdoctoral teaching (graduate endodontic programs/GPR programs/AEGD programs). 2. Applicants may be general dentists, researchers or endodontists, but must be members of the AAE. Nonmembers must file a membership application by February 15. 3. Applicants must be teaching in accredited U.S. or Canadian dental schools or medical schools/centers. 4. Applicants must participate in one of the following activities: a. A presentation; b. An oral or poster research presentation, or a table clinic; c. A committee meeting; or d. Mentor a student presentation such as a table clinic. Along with the application form, the applicant must provide a letter from the institution’s dean or administrative head confirming: 1. The school’s criteria for classification as a full‐time faculty member; and 2. The individual’s status as a full‐time faculty member.
American Association of Endodontists 211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60611-2691 Phone: 800/872-3636 (North America) or 312/266-7255 (International) Fax: 866/451-9020 (North America) or 312/266-9867 (International) E-mail: info@aae.org
Call for Proposals: International Association for Dental Research Prosthodontics Group Student Research Fellowship
Supported by: IADR Prosthodontics Group and VITA Zahnfabrik
Students are invited to submit a research proposal for the new 2012 IADR Prosthodontics Group Student Research Fellowship. This Fellowship is administered by the IADR Prosthodontics Group (PG) and co-sponsored by VITA Zahnfabrik and PG.
The fellowship has been created to encourage dental students, residents, and graduate students to consider careers in oral health research related to the topic of Prosthodontics. Proposals are sought in any category of research related to Prosthodontics.
The fellowship consists of a cash prize of $3,000.00 + travel funds up to $1500.00, with the funds being used to support direct costs for the research and travel/accommodations to present at an annual IADR General Session & Exhibition. It is expected that the results of the research will be presented at an annual IADR meeting within two years of receiving the fellowship, by submitting an abstract within the Prosthodontics Group for a poster or oral presentation.
In order to assist the award recipient, travel funds up to a limit of $1500.00 (depending on meeting and recipient location) will be provided upon acceptance of the abstract of the research for presentation at the IADR General Session & Exhibition. The PG Fellowship Committee will base the amount of the travel award on the home city of the award recipient and the meeting location. Publications should declare the support of funding by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Prosthodontics Group Student Research Fellowship and VITA Zahnfabrik.
The winner, or winners, of the Student Research Fellowship will be announced at the PG Business Meeting during the 90th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The cash award will be issued no later than June 29, 2012.
Eligibility:
Students, residents, or graduate students carrying out original research in which they are the primary investigator are eligible for the Student Research Fellowship. To be eligible, applicants cannot have been the primary author of more than three articles published in refereed scientific journals. Students must be sponsored by a faculty member who is a member of the PG of the IADR. Only one application may be submitted by an individual in any year. Any student who has won this fellowship previously is not eligible to apply again.
Review:
The fellowship is administered and managed by the PG. The PG Fellowship Committee will coordinate review of the proposals. Each proposal will be evaluated on its scientific merits, significance and feasibility.
Submission:
Proposals should be e-mailed as an attached MS Word or PDF-compatible document to the fellowship committee chair, Dr. Wael Att: wael.att@uniklinik-freiburg.de. Please ensure that all images are compressed in file size and incorporated into the page limits specified.
Application deadline: All materials must be received by March 16, 2012.
Proposal: PROPOSALS LONGER THAN 8 PAGES AND/OR 2800 WORDS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED (Proposals must include sections A-H at below) A. Specific Aims List the objectives, describe what the research is intended to accomplish and the hypotheses that will be tested. B. Background and Significance. C. Preliminary Data (if any). D. Materials and Methods, including statistical methods of data. E. Literature Cited. F. Resource Information. Facilities and equipment to be used for research project. G. Other support for applicant and faculty sponsor. H. Recombinant DNA, Recombinant DNA Molecules If appropriate, indication that your project adheres to the current NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.
Required Documents: Each application must be accompanied by a cover letter from the applicant's faculty sponsor, indicating the support of the proposed research by the institution and the faculty sponsor. The sponsor's letter must indicate that the proposal is primarily the work of the student. Multiple applications arising from the same laboratory should clearly delineate the independent focus of each project, and any activity that is potentially shared among projects. Faculty advisors are limited to sponsor research proposals from a maximum of two students. Each sponsor should indicate their IADR membership number and that they are a member of the Prosthodontic Group.
Each proposal should also include a curriculum vitae (of up to but not exceeding two pages), outlining the student's career up to the time of the application. A copy of the sponsor's biographical sketch (not to exceed two pages) must also be included.
Human Subjects: (IF APPLICABLE) Documentation that your project has been approved by your local Institutional Review Board. Vertebrate Animals: (IF APPLICABLE) Documentation that your project has been approved by your local Institutional Review Board.
Additional information about the IADR Prosthodontics Group Student Research Fellowship can be obtained from:
Dr. Wael Att Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Postgraduate Program Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry Alberts-Ludwigs-University Hugstetterstr. 55, 79106 Freiburg Germany E-mail: wael.att@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Call for Nominations: International Association for Dental Research Colgate Oral Health Research Award
Nomination Deadline: April 15, 2012
The Oral Health Research Group of the IADR is inviting nominations for a group-sponsored award in oral health research. The purpose of the award is to recognize a body of meritorious research by a member of the IADR Oral Health Research Group, with preference given to a Dental Hygienist.
1. Nominee must be a member of the IADR Oral Health Research Group and, if a Dental Hygienist, a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program. 2. Nominations must include a Curriculum Vitae that provides supporting evidence that the nominee has conducted original research. 3. A letter of nomination should highlight the major reasons and body of research for which the individual is being nominated. Work considered for this award should have resulted in publications in scientific, peer-reviewed journals.
Research Topic: Submissions must represent original research in the area of oral health. This includes a broad array of basic, clinical and applied studies related to: strategies for the prevention of oral disease and promotion of wellness; outcomes of primary and secondary preventive care; interdisciplinary approaches to integrating oral health into general health; clinical efficacy of professional and personal oral hygiene measures; methods to improve health outcomes of compromised patients; the dental hygiene process of care; self-care strategies; disease-prevention/health promotion focused curricular models; science transfer methods; ethics and quality assurance; alternative patterns for practice; clinical decision-making; and issues related to the conduct of research.
Award: A Certificate of Recognition and one cash award in the amount of $2,000 will be made. This award is intended to provide travel and other support related to attending the IADR annual meeting and participating in the Oral Health Research Group activities. Information about the award winner will be made available to dental hygiene and other dental publications.
Selection: A committee with an appointed chair or co-chairs, the President and Immediate Past-president of the Group will select the winner. A representative of Colgate-Palmolive Company will review eligibility qualifications with the committee. The award recipient will be formally announced during the business meeting of the Oral Health Research Group at the 2012 90th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR and honored during the reception that follows. Researchers who are currently under contract with Colgate-Palmolive are not eligible to participate. The committee may elect not to present an award if there is not an appropriate nominee.
Sponsorship: The Award is sponsored by a generous donation from the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
Nomination Deadline:
Nominations must be received by April 15, 2012.
Submit nominations electronically to Award Chair. Frances Doherty Genco, Award Chair Email: fgenco@gmail.com
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