CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program at the Pacific Dental Conference The CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program, a national student research competition that has been running since 1971, gives undergraduate dental students from the 10 Canadian dental schools the opportunity to present and discuss their research with a panel of qualified judges and other attendees. This year’s event took place during the Pacific Dental Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, in March. One highlight for the student clinicians is being invited to the annual Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA) luncheon where each participant receives a $1,000 scholarship. For many years now, the PFA has played a crucial role in the success of the event, showing its support for student research through the generous contributions of the PFA Oral Health Foundation. Dentsply Sirona sponsored andhosted the award ceremonywhere thewinning student researchers were presented with prize winnings of $2,000 for 1st place and $1,000 for 2nd place. Angélique Thibault of theUniversity ofMontreal was this year’s winner and Keng-Shuo (Alex) Pi of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario was the runner-up. This year’s winners had quite distinct research projects. “It’s always difficult for the judges of the competition to decide between competitors because the subject of their work varies in so many ways that it can be hard to compare them,”explains Dr. Benoit Soucy, CDA’s chief knowledge officer and one of the judges of this year’s competition. “The candidates who were awarded the top prizes illustrate the challenge perfectly: how can you compare a systematic literature review on the use of hypnosis for pain control with research into the development of innovative implant materials?” 13 Issue 3 | 2024 |
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