American Association of Orthodontists:  Charley Schultz Clinician Scholar Competition 3rd Place Award

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

American Association of Orthodontists:  Charley Schultz Clinician Scholar Competition 3rd Place Award

Monica Chmiel,
DMD, MS

Eugene Seidner Award for student research at the Academy of Laser Dentistry Annual Scientific Session 2008

John Dolan,
DDS, MS

Collegiate Inventors Competition sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation

Chad Sears,
DMD, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Pharyngeal airway changes after orthognathic surgery as assessed by Cone Beam Computed Tomography.

Eric Haney,
DMD, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Comparative analysis of traditional radiographs and Cone Beam Computed Tomography volumetric images in the diagnosis and treatment planning of maxillary impacted cuspids.

Kristy Chung,
DMD, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

The role of female reproductive hormones in the etiopathogenesis of TMJ disease in women.

2005

Paul Rim,
DMD, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Characterization of the time-dependent differentiation of calvaria-derived rat mesenchymal stem cells in three-dimensional agarose gels.

2003

Cameron Wheeler,
DDS, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Surface modification of dental enamel using near-UV laser irradiation.

2001

Loren Jolley,
DDS

UCSF Dean's Clinical Research Award
International Association for Dental Research Travel Award

Technical factors affecting fractal analysis of periapical radiographs.

2000

Trang Duong,
DDS, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Harry Sicher Award:

Relaxin and beta-estradiol induce collagenase and stromelysin expression in TMJ disc explants.

1997

Elana Peikoff,
DDS, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Systemic factors associated with temporomandibular joint disease in women.

1996

Blair Kirk,
DDS, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Correlative studies on enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and the histopathology of temporomandibular arthritis.

1993

Changon Chang,
DDS, MS

American Association of Orthodontists Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit in Research :

Effect of altering the metabolic parameters of craniomandibular muscles during postnatal development.