Prichard Award

The 2018 John F. Prichard Graduate Research Competition was an outstanding success once again. Twelve abstracts were submitted from the University of Colorado, Texas A&M University, Louisiana State University, UT Health Science Center at Houston, United States Air Force Periodontics; UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Twelve Judges, one for each residency program as well as four clinical judges, participated in the scoring of the abstracts. Based on this review, five abstracts were selected for oral presentation.

On January 27, 2018, eleven judges heard oral presentations of the selected abstracts. The winner of the Prichard Competition was Dr. Debbie Lee from the United States Air Force Periodontics. The Runner-up in the Prichard Competition was Dr. Phillip Garrett with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Congratulations to Dr. Lee and Dr. Garrett as well as to the other three presenters.

The awards were presented on January 28th during the SWSP Business Meeting. Procter & Gamble was recognized for their support of the competition. The 2018 competition once again demonstrated the exceptional research being conducted within the residency program within the Society. The written abstracts and oral presentations were outstanding. Many thanks to the Judges for their time and willingness to participate in this year’s competition.

The purpose of the Prichard Award is to establish, maintain, and encourage participation in scientific presentations to fulfill the mission and goals of the Society and honor the memory of Dr. John F. Prichard. Interested in participating, learn more about the guidelines for participation.