2006 Student Scientific Competition
HDA/ARTURO SANTIAGO/SCADA
STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION
HDA is proud to announce the Second Annual Student Scientific Competition to be held at the 2006 Annual Meeting. Supported by Dentsply International, the award will be presented to a dental or dental hygiene student for the best original research student conducted in any field of research.
Named in honor of Arturo Santiago, DMD of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, this annual award has been developed to honor the exceptional work Dr. Santiago has done on behalf of dental students through SCADA, the Student Clinician Program,
and his dedication to teaching.
Maritza Miranda, DMD receives award from HDA President Ernie Garcia and emcee David Cruz from NBC Channel 4 News |
Eligibility requirements include that the student be in an accredited DDS, DMD or dental hygiene program in US. All submitted projects will be judged on the scientific merits by a panel of judges.
The 2006 award of $1,000 was presented to Maritza Miranda, DMD at State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Miranda's research was entitled "Clinical and Pain Related Disability and Psychological Status in Hispanics."
This Research Award is a vital part of all forthcoming HDA Annual Meetings.
Eligible student participants will begin by submitting their abstracts to the Scientific Committee for the poster presentations at the meeting.