Master's Thesis Award Recipients

Congratulations to the 2012 award recipients!

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry

• Dr. Mohammad Al-Mazedi, "Postoperative Sensitivity Evaluation After Immediate Dentin Sealing: A Clinical Study."
• Dr. Melisa Susanto, "The Efficiency of Gelclair in Reducing Children's Post-Extraction Pain and Discomfort."
• Dr. Neelon C. Patel, "Education about Oral Health Literacy and Pediatric Dentists' Professional Attitudes and Behavior."
• Dr. Danika Jo Downey, "In vivo Comparison of Salivary Fluoride Levels Following the Application of Different 5% NaF Varnishes."
• Dr. Megan Lineberger, "Evaluation of Active and Passive Expansion of Dental Arches in Orthodontics."
• Dr. Amy Krukemeyer, "Skeletal versus Dental Expansion in Patients Treated with Rapid Palatal Expansion & Full Fixed Appliances in Different Stages of Midpalatal & Intermaxillary Sutural Maturation."
• Dr. Daniela Orellana-Vasquez, "An In-Vitro Evaluation of Wear Effects of CAD/CAM Lithium Disilicate Ceramic on Human Enamel After Different Finsihing Surfaces."
• Dr. Ahmed Maawadh, "Effect of light intensity, thickness and shade on the depth of cure of bulkfill composite."
• Dr. Alexandra Rodriguez, "Effect of light curing times and composite shade on depth of cure of bulk fill composites."
• Dr. John DeRussel, "Onset and Morphology of Craniosynostosis in the Akp2 mouse model of Hypophosphatasia."
• Dr. Soririos Vrettos, "Effect of repeated firings on the color and translucency of zirconia."

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry

• Dr. Bethany Crawford, "Relationship Between Changes in Tissue Mineral Density Parameters of Cervical Vertebrae and Mandibular Growth."
• Dr. Soumya Padala, "Improve the Accuracy of Alveolar Bone Height Measurement From CBCT Images by Detecting Voxel Grey-level Changes at Tissue Boundaries."
• Dr. Jeffrey Price, "Differences in Bone Growth and Resorption at the Chin."
• Dr. Caroline Pawlak, "Orthodontics Informed Consent Considering Information Load."
• Dr. Michael Richards, "The role of Malocclusions and Overall Facial Attractiveness's Contribution to Smile Esthetics Evaluated by Eye Fixation."
• Dr. Tyrun Ray, "The Relationship Between Mandibular Bone Mineral Density and Feeding Methods Among Cercocebus atys, Procolobus badius, and Colobus polykomos."

Indiana University School of Dentistry

• Dr. Sumana Posritong, "Effect of Hydrofluoric Acid Etching Followed by Unfilled Resin Application on the Biaxial Flexural Strength of a Glass-Based Ceramic."
• Dr. Mohamed Khaled, "To Determine the Ability of Resolvin D1 to Block the Effects of Porphyromonas Gingivalis Supernatant on Human Gingival Fibroblasts."
• Dr. Inna Grishin, "Fracture Resistance of Three Types of Denture Teeth"
• Dr. Kathryn Spencer, "Fluoride Content of Diet for Children from Birth to Two Years of Age"
• Dr. Ryan Baker, "Effect of DynaMatrix on Angiogenic Cytokine Expression in Human Dental Pulp Cells."
• Dr. Duane Bennett III, "Post-extraction Ridge Dimensional Changes Asociated with Socket Compression."