American Dental Association accepting applications for John W. Stanford New Investigator Award

Dental standards are developed by dental professionals to establish specific technical, performance and/or safety requirements for dental products. The John W. Stanford New Investigator Award was designed to encourage dentists and dental students to conduct standards-based research and standards development.IN OTHER ADA NEWS |ADA Foundation announces Allied Dental Student Scholarship winners Dental students or dentists who earned their DDS or DMD degrees no more than five years prior to the time of selection are eligible to submit applications. Submissions must be original research that addresses some aspect of the use of standards in dental research or clinical application.IN OTHER ADA NEWS |Fluoridation efforts of states and communities honored The winner will be notified in December and will receive airfare and accommodation to present the winning research at the March 2014 ADA Standards Committee annual meeting in Charlotte, NC. The ADA Standards Program established the John W. Stanford New Investigator Award in 2011, underscoring the crucial role that dental standards play in patient health and safety and in the efficacy of dental products. The award pays homage to Dr. Stanford, a 40-year ADA employee who played a pivotal role in establishing the ADA’s current standards program. Dr. Stanford died in February 2011. For more information about the ADA Standards program, visit www.ada.org/dentalstandards. For more information about the ADA, visit www.ada.org. For more information on oral health, including prevention, care, and treatment of dental disease, visit the ADA’s consumer website, www.MouthHealthy.org.