AAPD Recognizes Annual Award Recipients at AAPD
2024 in Toronto
CHICAGO, May 20, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
(AAPD), the leading authority on children's oral health, will
celebrate the 2024 winners of its prestigious awards during the
organization's Annual Meeting, AAPD 2024, in Toronto from May
24-26.
The 2024 AAPD and AAPD Foundation Award Recipients are:
Distinguished Service Award: The 2024 award
recipient is Dr. John R.
Liu
The Distinguished Service Award is the most
prestigious award given by the AAPD. Presented only when the AAPD
Board of Trustees identifies a truly worthy recipient, the award
recognizes individuals who have made a major contribution, on a
national or international level, over their entire career to
advocacy for children, improvement of children's health or to a
health profession related to children. The Miller Foundation
supports this award.
Pediatric Dentist of the Year: The 2024 award
recipient is Dr. Charles S.
Czerepak
Established in 1998, this annual award
honors a pediatric dentist who has made significant contributions
to the dental profession and the specialty of pediatric dentistry
through clinical practice, academics or policy development over the
past year. Recipients will also have devoted extensive volunteer
leadership service to the dental profession and the specialty. This
award is sponsored by NuSmile.
Jerome B. Miller "For the Kids" Award: The 2024 award
recipient is Dr. Brittaney
Hill
This award is presented annually to an
up-and-coming clinician, researcher or academician in pediatric
dentistry for their outstanding efforts directed to children's oral
health and welfare. The Miller Award was established in
May 2007 by AAPD Foundation, to honor
former AAPD and Foundation President Dr. Jerome B. Miller for his many years of service
to children, philanthropy and giving back to the profession of
pediatric dentistry.
Merle C. Hunter Leadership Award: The 2024 award
recipient is Dr. Jacob K.
Lee
The Merle C. Hunter Leadership Award is presented
to an AAPD volunteer who has provided exemplary leadership service
in the volunteer structure of the organization over the past year.
This award, established in 1998, honors the memory of Merle C. Hunter, AAPD Executive Director from
1968-1986.
Manuel M. Album Award: The 2024 award recipient
is E. LaRee Johnson
The
Manuel M. Album Award is presented annually to the individual or
organization that has made the greatest contribution to the oral
health of children with special needs. The award, established in
1997, honors Manuel M. Album, who devoted an entire career in
pediatric dentistry toward improving the oral health of children
with special needs. The Album Society supports this award.
Dr. Lewis A. Kay Excellence in Education
Award: The 2024 award recipient is Dr. James E. Jones
This award, established in
2011, honors the director of the pediatric dental program
determined to best exemplify the dedication and values set forth by
Dr. Lewis A. Kay: outstanding
leadership; commitment to educating pediatric dental residents to
provide children with comprehensive quality oral health care; and
contributions to society and the profession of dentistry which
bring recognition to their program. This award is sponsored by
Pediatric Dental Associates, Ltd.
Suzi Seale Coll Evidence-Based Dentistry Service Award:
The 2024 award recipients are the members of the AAPD
Evidence-Based Dentistry Work Group, including Dr. Chia-Yu Chen, Dr. Vineet
Dhar, Dr. Elizabeth Gosnell,
Dr. Jayaraman Jayakumar, Dr.
Clarice Law, Dr. Martina
Majstorović, Dr. Abdullah
Marghalani, Dr. Cameron L.
Randall, Dr. Janice Townsend,
Ms. Rachel Wedeward and Dr.
Martha Wells
The
Evidence-Based Dentistry Service Award, established in 2016 by the
AAPD's Evidence-Based Dentistry Committee (EBDC), recognizes
pediatric dentist(s) who have made a major contribution, on a
national or international level, to the dental profession and the
specialty of pediatric dentistry through evidence-based clinical
practice, academics or policy development over the past year.
Nominees are solicited from the membership and considered by the
EBDC, which shall make the final selection.
Paul P. Taylor Award: The 2024 award recipient is
Dr. James A. Coll
The Paul P.
Taylor award is given to the lead author of the most prestigious
journal article in Pediatric Dentistry from the previous year. This
award is determined by the AAPD Editorial Board and the AAPD
Awards' Committee. The Baylor Pediatric Dentistry Alumni Fund
graciously supports this award.
Dr. Ann Page Griffin Humanitarian Award: The 2024
award recipient is Dr. David A.
Ciesla
The Ann Page Griffin Humanitarian Award is
sponsored by Practicon, Inc. This award, established in
May 2010 by the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry Foundation, honors Ann
Page Griffin, AAPD member and president and founder of
Practicon. The award honors an AAPD member dentist who has
demonstrated outstanding commitment to alleviating suffering and
improving the oral health of under-served populations in
the United States or abroad.
Dr. Beverly A. Largent Access to Care Innovator
Award: The 2024 award recipient is Dr. Nicole McGrath-Barnes
Established in
2022, this award seeks to shine a light on a selected individual
whose efforts are making a difference for children in their
community as an outstanding grantee of the AAPD Foundation. This
award is sponsored by Elevate Oral Care.
For more information on the 2024 award recipients and AAPD,
visit www.aapd.org.
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
The
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is the recognized
authority on children's oral health. As advocates for children's
oral health, the AAPD promotes evidence-based policies, best
practices, and clinical guidelines; educates and informs
policymakers, parents and guardians, and other health care
professionals; fosters research; and provides continuing
professional education for pediatric dentists and general dentists
who treat children. Founded in 1947, the AAPD is a not-for-profit
professional membership association representing the specialty of
pediatric dentistry. Its 11,000 members provide primary care and
comprehensive dental specialty treatments for infants, children,
adolescents and individuals with special health care needs. For
further information, please visit the AAPD website at www.aapd.org
or the AAPD's consumer website at www.mychildrensteeth.org
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