Prichard Award
2025 Prichard Award Winners
The 2025 John F. Prichard Graduate Research Competition, held at the Southwest Society of Periodontists (SWSP) Business Meeting in Dallas, continued its tradition of celebrating excellence in periodontal research. Out of twelve abstracts submitted from institutions including UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, Air Force Postgraduate Dental School, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, and UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, five were selected for oral presentation by a panel of eight judges comprising residency program and clinical experts.
The competition culminated on February 1, 2025, with Dr. Mary Younan, a second-year resident at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, being awarded first place for her research titled "Applying Convolutional Neural Networks for Radiographic Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendation of Furcation and Intrabony Periodontal Defects." Reflecting on her achievement, Dr. Younan remarked that the recognition “reflects the guidance, support, and inspiration I’ve received along the way.”
The other finalists and their research topics were:
Dr. Joelle Foster, UT Health San Antonio: "Healing following tooth extraction and ridge preservation using DFDBA alone in particulate or fiber form, and in combination with xenograft: A 4-arm randomized controlled trial."
Dr. Jaret Simonsen, UT Health San Antonio: "Radiographic changes in the maxillary sinus following closed sinus augmentation."
Dr. Daniel Ryan, Texas A&M School of Dentistry: "The use of a non-incised minimally invasive flap procedure in conjunction with Emdogain MI compared to traditional scaling and root planing."
Dr. Silie Arboleda, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry: "The Impact of Race and Ethnicity on Resolution of Inflammation in Periodontitis."
Congratulations to Dr. Younan and all the finalists for their exceptional contributions to periodontal research. Special thanks to the judges for their time and dedication to supporting the next generation of periodontists.
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Dr. Mary Younan
Prichard Competition Winner
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University of Texas School of Dentistry
at Houston |
February 1, 2025 |
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Dr. Joelle Foster
Prichard Competition Second Place
Winner
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University of Texas Health Science
Center at San Antonio |
February 1, 2025 |
2024 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Kaleb Esplin
Prichard Competition Winner
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 26, 2024 |
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Dr. Aziz Saqr
Prichard Competition Second Place Winner
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University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston |
January 26, 2024 |
2023 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Panos Afouxenides
Prichard Competition Winner
Clinical Sciences Category
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Texas A&M College of Dentistry |
January 27, 2023 |
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Dr. Brandon Breard
Prichard Competition Winner
Basic Sciences Category
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 27, 2023 |
2022 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Sarah Kelly
Prichard Competition Winner
Clinical Sciences Category
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Texas A&M College of Dentistry |
January 29, 2022 |
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Dr. Thomas Nguyen
Prichard Competition Winner
Basic Sciences Category
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University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston |
January 29, 2022 |
2021 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Michael Vieth
Prichard Competition Winner
Clinical Sciences Category
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 22, 2021 |
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Dr. Ryushiro Sugita
Prichard Competition Winner
Basic Sciences Category
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 22, 2021 |
2020 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Arwa Al Hugail
Prichard Competition Winner
Clinical Sciences Category
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 24, 2020 |
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Dr. Matthew Saxon
Prichard Competition Winner
Basic Sciences Category
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Texas A&M University College of Dentistry |
January 24, 2020 |
2019 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Jeffrey Penner, DDS
Prichard Competition Winner
Clinical Sciences Category
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 26, 2019 |
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Dr. Seung Lee, Capt, USAF, DC
Prichard Competition Winner
Basic Sciences Category
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and US Air Force Periodontics |
January 26, 2019 |
2018 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Debbie Lee
Prichard Competition Winner
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The United States Air Force Periodontics |
January 28, 2018 |
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Dr. Phillip Garrett
Runner-Up
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 28, 2018 |
2017 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Blaine Calahan
Clinical Sciences Research Category
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
January 27, 2017 |
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Dr. Haroon Ashraf
Basic Sciences Research Category
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University of Colorado Denver |
January 27, 2017 |
2016 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. John W. Thousand IV
Clinical Sciences Research Category
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University of Colorado |
January 30, 2016 |
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Dr. Erin Wyrick
Basic Sciences Research Category
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JBSA - Lackland |
January 30, 2016 |
2015 Prichard Award Winners
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Dr. Tyler D. Borg
Clinical Sciences Research Category
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
February 7, 2015 |
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Dr. Eirleen Y. Hyun
Basic Sciences Research Category
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UTHSCSA and U.S. Air Force Postgraduate Dental School |
February 7, 2015 |
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