International Dental Research Conference

In June, College of Dentistry student and faculty researchers headed to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for the 2019 International Association of Dental Research (IADR)/American Association of Dental Research (AADR)/Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR) General Session. The college’s researchers took a leading role during the event by serving in officer and committee positions, giving presentations, and winning awards.
A student discussing a research poster

“I’m proud to have the opportunity to represent Ohio State while becoming even more immersed in a field that I love,” — Kazune Pax '24 (DDS/PhD) 

 

“The IADR/AADR/CADR General session is the largest forum where faculty and students can highlight their research to the dental community,” said John Bartlett, PhD, associate dean for research. Dr. Bartlett represents Columbus on the AADR Council that evaluates any proposed changes made to board policies. He also serves on the Annual Session Committee, which helps determine the content of the conference each year. “As in past years, Ohio State had a large contingent of researchers at the event with more than 40 faculty and students participating,” Dr. Bartlett said.

Ohio State students were well represented at the conference, which was gratifying to Scott Schricker, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry and director of Student Research. “This conference provides opportunities for our students to meet leaders in the dental field and learn more about research. They can also meet with students who are doing similar work, find collaborators, and learn about the specialties offered at other schools. It’s an invaluable learning opportunity.”

Kazune Pax, who is studying in the college’s combined DDS/PhD program, was elected to a national position, secretary-elect, for the American Association for Dental Research National Student Research Group. “I’m proud to have the opportunity to represent Ohio State while becoming even more immersed in a field that I love,” Ms. Pax said.

Awards and Recognition

Michael Chavez ’21 (PhD) and Connor Colvin ‘22 (DDS)
Received an AADR Block Travel Grant

Syrus Haghighi, ’19 DDS
Represented the College of Dentistry in the AADR/Dentsply Sirona Clinicians Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application (SCADA) for his poster, “Female Mandibular Condyle Bone Mineral Density is Related to Dentition”

Kazune Pax ’24 (DDS/PhD)
Elected secretary-elect for the American Association for Dental Research National Student Research Group

Caroline Sawicki ’20 (DDS/PhD)
Awarded one of 16 available Student Research Fellowships from the American Association for Dental Research

Yun Wang, DDS, MS, PhD
The IADR Joseph Lister Award Review Committee selected Dr. Wang as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 IADR Joseph Lister Award for New Investigators

All of the honorees were recognized during the opening ceremonies of the IADR/AADR/CADR meeting.

Read latest issue View past issues