Applications are now available for the 2025 AADOCR Delta Dental Institute Oral Health Equity Research Award
WASHINGTON, DC, Tuesday, July 23, 2024 – The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) and the Delta Dental Institute (DDI) are now accepting applications for the third annual AADOCR DDI Oral Health Equity Research Award. This award supports research that advances recommendations for greater oral health equity in populations that lack access to dental care or improves oral health literacy for underserved populations. Two $25,000 awards will be conferred—one in each research area.
Submissions must represent original research that addresses Social Determinants of Health and oral health disparities and promotes oral health equity in the areas of Access to Care or Oral Health Literacy. Populations of interest include those from historically underrepresented groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, age groups, and hard-to-reach populations, e.g., adolescents, tribal, and rural communities.
Award prize:
- Two awards will be conferred in each research area in the amount of $25,000
Key date:
- Applications closed: October 1, 2024
Eligibility:
- All candidates must be a member of, or at the time of submission made a bona fide application to, the AADOCR
- Candidates must hold a DDS/DMD and/or PhD; or equivalent advanced degree
2024 AADOCR DDI Oral Health Equity Research Award recipients
In March, AADOCR and DDI announced the recipients of the 2024 Oral Health Equity Research Award and are proud to name Marvellous Akinlotan, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University and Jason Semprini, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa, as this year’s winners.
- Dr. Akinlotan will conduct research on the expansion of Medicaid dental benefits and its impact on emergency dental visits in both rural and urban areas and develop an understanding of the role that social determinants of health play in accessing care.
- Dr. Semprini will pursue research that evaluates the effect of Medicaid dental service access on oral cancer treatment and outcomes and aims to provide evidence on the importance of dental health services in cancer care.
Marvellous Akinlotan, BDS, PhD
Texas A&M University
Jason Semprini, PhD, MPP
University of Iowa
About the Delta Dental Institute
The Delta Dental Institute is dedicated to advancing oral health for all Americans in partnership with Delta Dental companies and dedicated partners across the country. With expertise rooted in Delta Dental's rich history of oral health leadership, we engage in and support oral health research, community outreach, and advocacy, striving to ensure that everyone understands the importance of oral health to overall health and has access to the care they need. Visit deltadentalinstitute.com for more information.
About the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is a nonprofit organization with over 3,000 members in the United States with a mission to drive dental, oral, and craniofacial research to advance health and well-being.