
The American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) announced the winners of the annual Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) Faculty and Practice Awards. The awards, which are supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Colgate, are presented to educators and clinicians who have made significant contributions to the implementation and advancement of EBD. Winners will be recognized at the ADA Science & Research Institute’s (ADASRI) scientific community event at SmileCon™ 2023 in Orlando, Fla.
Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS, will receive the 2023 EBD Outstanding Faculty Award. Tinanoff is currently a professor for the Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. During his 45-year academic career, he has authored or co-authored over 200 clinically oriented publications, primarily on fluoride mechanisms, antimicrobials, caries risk factors, early childhood caries and prevention. His current interests are in dental caries prevention, ensuring oral health access for underserved child populations, and developing policy and clinical guidelines for the ADA, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), and the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry ( IAPD). Dr. Tinanoff served on the AAPD Clinical Affairs Council for 14 years, with lead authorship on 12 Oral Health Policies or Best Practices. Most recently, as Chair of the IAPD Science Committee, he has led efforts to create 20 evidence-based clinical guidelines and has also served on five ADA evidence-based panels with subsequent publications that have been instrumental in advancing evidence-based dentistry.
Tamanna Tiwari, BDS, MDS, MPH, will receive the 2023 EBD Mid-Career Faculty Award. Tiwari is an associate professor in the Department of Community Dentistry and Population Health at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. She is the author of over 60 publications and has given more than 100 presentations at local, state, national and international meetings and conferences. As a researcher, her topics of interest include the effect of health behaviors on health; relationships between social, environmental and cultural factors and health inequalities; women as pioneers, researchers and leaders of health; and dental trust between patients and dental providers. Dr. Tiwari has contributed to evidence-based dental education and practice in the social determinants of health, and in 2023, she conducted a prevalence and implementation research study in the Journal of the American Dental Association to show the association of caries risk with more deprivation. high social. , reinforcing the role of structural and upstream factors in oral health. Dr. Tiwari is also the Director General of the American Public Health Dental Association and President of the International Society for Dental Behavioral Research, Epidemiological Health Services Research Group.
Kadambari Rawal, BDS, CAGS, MSD, FASGD, FICD, will receive the EBD Practice Award 2023. Dr. Rawal is a practicing dentist and clinical associate professor of General Dentistry at Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. She has provided comprehensive dental services to geriatric patients residing in Jewish Life Long Term Care (LTC) communities in Greater Boston since 2010. Dr. Rawal is also involved in providing continuing education for nursing staff and other inter-professional teams in LTC Hospitals. During her national and international lectures to her healthcare colleagues, she covers a variety of ADA EBD topics such as pre-appointment antibiotic prophylaxis, antibiotic use for pain and inflammation, oral cancer detection, pain management, and application topics. of fluoride. She was honored with the 2021 Delta Dental Health Equity Hero Award for her work during the pandemic, when she provided care to geriatric patients after establishing protocols to ensure clinics ran smoothly and safely.
For more information about evidence-based resources from ADASRI, visit EBD.ADA.org.