Research and Table Clinic Day Celebrates Innovation

For 33 years, the annual Research and Table Clinic Day at the DCG has celebrated excellence in innovation and discovery. This year’s event on March 9 began with the 7th Annual David H. Pashley Lecture, given by Dr. Fadi AL Farawati, Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences, entitled, “Digital Dentistry: The Bridge Between Dental Education and Private Practice Application.”

The nine senior dental students graduating with distinctions in research were announced, along with the two faculty receiving Early Career Research Grants. Attendees could choose from 70 presentations in 11 interactive virtual poster sessions showcasing the scientific research and innovative clinical treatments practiced at the Dental College of Georgia, the AU dental hygiene program and the Fort Gordon Dental Periodontics Residency program. Of these, 49 were entered into the optional competition categories, including four from the Fort Gordon program. The afternoon concluded with an award and recognition ceremony.

A reception at 4:15 p.m. celebrated the results of the poster competition:

Basic Sciences Research

First place: Harshit Singhania, mentored by Dr. Andrew Yeudall
Second place: Melanee Wang and Rebecca Gaillard, mentored by Dr. Zoya Kurago

Clinical Materials – Dental Student – I

First place: Ali Azadi, mentored by Dr. Fred Rueggeberg
Second place: Shazeen Rattansi, mentored by Dr. Fred Rueggeberg

Clinical Materials – Dental Student – II

First place: Elizabeth Smith, mentored by Dr. Fred Rueggeberg
Joint second place: Parker Blincoe (pre-dental student) and Thomas Shepherd, both mentored by Dr. Fred Rueggeberg

Case Study presentations

First place: Sherin Merchant, periodontics resident, mentored by Dr. Celine Joyce Cornelius
Joint second place: Ashton Young (Dental student) and Bethany Leedy (AEGD Resident, both mentored by Dr. Mario Romero

Clinical Treatment – Residents

First place: MAJ Aaron Pfaff (Fort Gordon Resident), mentored by COL Thomas M. Johnson
Second place: Kyle Frazier (OMFS Resident), mentored by Dr. Jeffrey James

Clinical Treatment Students

First place: Lindsay Brown, mentored by Dr. Ahmed El-Awady
Second place: Christina Sun and Simran Brar, both mentored by Dr. Jaspreet Farmaha
Third place: Ashna Shah, mentored by Dr. Ahmed El-Awady

Dental Hygiene – I

First place: Shanya Massicot, mentored by Ashley Christma; and Briana Docsol, mentored by Cynthia Hughes
Second place: Sylvia Coroama and Sara McLane, mentored by Dr. Petrina Hutto

Dental Hygiene – II

First place: Rachel Woods and Tracie Wallace, mentored by Ashley Christman
Joint second place: Autumn Philpot and Stephanie Ganthier, mentored by Dr. Petrina Hutto; and Jessica Wright and Porsche Jones, mentored by Cynthia Hughes

Finally, a number of students were honored for completing their Doctor of Dental Medicine with an additional distinction in research: