Section Activities/Benefits

Knutson Award

The John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award has been presented by the American Public Health Association, Oral Health Section each year since 1982, to honor an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to improve oral health in the United States. Its recipients have demonstrated sustained and exemplary accomplishments in the field of dental public health.

Jong Awards

The Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association innaugurated The Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health Pre-Professional Awards sponsored by Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals and The Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health Post-professional Award sponsored by OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals in 2006. The awards were established in memory of the late 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.

Recipients of

          The Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health

Pre-Professional Award

Sponsored by Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

Kaitlin E. Jennison, DDS (candidate 2013)

 

Charlene Rocha, DDS (candidate 2012)

 

Jennifer Sanders, DMD ‘12 (expected)

2011

 

2011

 

2010

 

Matthew A. Swan, DDS ‘10

 

2009

 

Adrienne Archidiacono, DMD ‘09

 

2008

 

Maciek Dolata, DDS ‘10

 

2008

 

Betsy Mae Preheim, RDH ‘08

 

2008

 

Shannitta L. Bridgers, DDS ‘08

 

2007

 

Philip K. Josephs, DMD/MPH ‘08

 

2007

 

Gabrielle Cannick, DMD/PhD ‚09

 

2006

 

Brandi R. Jackson, DDS ‘06

 

2006

 

 

Recipients of

          The Anthony Westwater Jong Memorial Community Dental Health

   Post-Professional Award 

Sponsored by 3M-ESPE.

 

Catherine Maybury, MPH

 

Sanket Nagarkar, BDS, MPH, DDS (candidate 2013)

 

Daniel M. Saman, MPH 2008

 

2011

 

2011

         

 

          2008

 

Nadine Braunstein, MS, RD, LDN, CDE, PhD (08)

   

2007

Kavita Mathu-Muju, DMD (93) MPH (06)    

2006