University of Florida dental student earns 2015 Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award

By | March 31, 2015

Andres Jorge Alvarez, a first-year dental student at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, is the 2015 Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award recipient. The ADA Foundation bestowed the award Feb. 27 in cooperation with the Academy of Operative Dentistry, according to ADA News.

From left, Andres Alvarez, 2015 winner of the Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award, shares a moment March 12 with ADA Foundation Executive Director Gene Wurth and Mr. Alvarez’s mentor, Dr. Marcelle Nascimento, during the International Association for Dental Research meeting in Boston.

From left, Andres Alvarez, 2015 winner of the Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award, shares a moment March 12 with ADA Foundation Executive Director Gene Wurth and Mr. Alvarez’s mentor, Dr. Marcelle Nascimento, during the International Association for Dental Research meeting in Boston.

Mr. Alvarez received the award for his proposed research project “A New Arginine-based Bonding Agent with Long-lasting Anti-caries Activity.”

“I am thrilled to have received this prestigious award. It is a true honor,” said Mr. Alvarez in an ADA Foundation press release. “I look forward to the opportunity to further my research interests and to represent the University of Florida College of Dentistry on this national landscape.”

The ADA Foundation awards the Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award every two years. Dental students at all levels are eligible to apply, including residents and Master of Science degree candidates, who wish to undertake research relevant to contemporary operative dentistry. The award provides $6,000 to the awardee to perform the proposed research and an additional $1,000 to help defray the cost of presenting a table clinic based on the research proposal at the Academy of Operative Dentistry’s scientific session. The student must have a research mentor at his/her institution who is also a member of the Academy of Operative Dentistry to provide guidance and act as a co-investigator.

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  1. Daniel Farnham

    I know this is an older article, but I read Andrea’s research paper “A new arginine-based dental adhesive system: formulation, mechanical and anti-caries properties” and thought it was a very well done study and research. I’m glad to see he was recognized for his awesome work! You can search on Google for his paper or you can also read it on NCBI’s website – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568561/

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