Dr. James T. Mellonig Outstanding Scientific Publication Award

Nomination Form

Goal:

The Dr. James T. Mellonig Outstanding Scientific Publication Award is presented to the most outstanding scientific published article with direct clinical relevance in periodontics. The paper should present new information which may be readily used by practitioners in the evaluation and/or management of patients with periodontal diseases.

Requirements:

• First, second or corresponding author must be a member of the SWSP.
• Members of the SWSP Board and SWSP Scientific Affairs Committee are not eligible. These individuals may not be the first, second or corresponding author on article submissions.

Articles must meet the following criteria:

• Published in a refereed scientific journal during the previous twelve months
• Published in English.
• Directly apply to the practice of periodontics and/or dental implantology.
  

Nomination & Selection Process:

• Nominations are submitted to the SWSP Scientific Affairs Committee via the nomination form.
• Deadline is December 1^st of each year.
• The SWSP Scientific Affairs Committee makes the final decision on the award recipient based on a scoring rubric.
• The Scientific Affairs Committee notifies the SWSP Board of Directors at the Winter Board of Directors’ Meeting.
  

Award Presentation Date:

• 2027 Winter Meeting, February 5-6, 2027 in Irving, Texas

Deadline to submit is December 1, 2026.

Nomination Form