As part of the AAP’s partnership with oral health and technology company SUNSTAR, $30,000 was awarded to the each of the individuals below for their research projects.
SUNSTAR awarded these scientific grants to AAP members whose investigations showed significant potential to advance the specialty of periodontics.
2017
Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD
Natural Bacteriocins as Pre/Pro-Biotics to Promote Oral Health and Prevent Periodontal Disease
2018
Hsun-Liang (Albert) Chan, DDS, MS
In-Situ Evaluation of Periodontal Inflammation with Ultrasonography
Jeff C.W. Wang, DDS, DMSc
Development of Patient-friendly Oral Health Report with Customized Oral Hygiene Instructional Video for Enhanced Patient Education Modalities
2019
Kevin M. Byrd, DDS, PhD
An Atlas of Experimental Gingivitis in Humans at Single Cell Resolution
Mia L. Geisinger, DDS, MS
Development of Multimedia Educational Materials for Caregivers to Enable Optimal Oral Hygiene Provisions for Patients with Dementia
Chun-Teh Lee, DDS, MS, DMSc
Improving Periodontal Health through a Precision Periodontal Health Care Chart
