Community Dental Health Student Awards

In memory of Anthony Westwater Jong and in recognition of his commitment to community-based dental public health, his strong and highly acclaimed mentoring of students, and his emphasis on the importance of state, local and community-based public health action, the Oral Health Section of APHA requests nominations for the 2011 Pre- and Post-Professional Awards:

The Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health Pre-Professional Award

The Post-professional Award, sponsored by OMNI Preventive Care, A 3M ESPE Company, recognizes an outstanding community-based research or service project of an oral health nature carried out by a dentist, physician, dental hygienist, nurse, nurse practitioner, social worker and/or other professional with an interest in oral health who is currently enrolled in: 1) an ASPH accredited School of Public Health; 2) a CEPH accredited School of Public Health or Graduate Public Health Program; 3) an ADA-accredited Dental Public Health Program; or 4) a graduate level/university-based  program with a significant course of study in public health related courses, or who has graduated from one of the aforementioned programs in the preceding 12 months. Though applicants are not required to have a degree in dentistry, dental public health or dental hygiene, the application of community-based dental public health principles to the design of the project must be clear. One Post-professional Award will be granted per year. The award provides the recipient with a $200 cash award, a copy of Jong’s Community Dental Health, 5th Edition, one year membership in APHA Oral Health Section, the registration fee to the APHA Annual Meeting, a plaque commemorating the occasion to be presented at the APHA Annual Meeting, and two tickets to attend the Oral Health Section Dinner following the Awards ceremony, hotel expenses (three nights, up to $600), and transportation to the Annual Meeting (up to $300).

Application Procedure:

It is preferred, but not required, that applicants be nominated by a current member of APHA. If the nominator is not an APHA member, s/he must be a faculty member who knew the applicant well during the applicant’s period of training. Applicants currently enrolled in a degree program must be in good academic standing. All applicants are required to submit to the APHA Oral Health Section Jong Award Committee a completed application together with a narrative description (no more than 1,500 words) of the applicant’s community-based dental public health research or service project.

The deadline for applications is May 13, 2011. Applications should be sent to:

Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Award Committee

C/o Wanda G. Wright, DDS, MSD

Assistant Professor

Department of Public Health & Community Service

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

1 Kneeland Street

Boston, MA 02111

Phone: 6(17) 636-36-46

E-mail: wanda.wright@tufts.edu

Decisions will be announced by July 1, 2011

For more information about the Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Public Health Student Awards, please contact the 2011 Committee Chair:

Wanda G. Wright, DDS, MSD (wanda.wright@tufts.edu)

Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the Anthony Westwater Jong Community Dental Health Student Awards Enrichment Fund at APHA.