A.T. Still University
12/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/13/2024 09:27
ATSU-ASDOH students recognized at Hinman Student Research Symposium
ATSU-ASDOH students recognized at Hinman Student Research Symposium
Posted: December 13, 2024
From left to right: Troy Schulman, DDS, immediate past-president, Hinman Dental Society; Christian McSweeny, D4; Ken Tilashalski, DMD, dean, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
For the second consecutive year, A.T. Still University-Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) student Christian McSweeny, D4, was awarded the Most Outstanding Presentation in Clinical Research award at the Hinman Student Research Symposium.
The annual symposium, hosted by the University of Tennessee's College of Dentistry, provides a national forum for dental students and graduate trainees to present their research studies to an audience of their peers. At this year's symposium, 117 students represented 49 dental schools in 35 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces.
McSweeny's research project, "Oral Nicotine Pouches: Histological Examination of Oral Mucosa with Chronic Use," was conducted under the guidance of Carleigh Canterbury, DDS, assistant professor, director, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, ATSU-ASDOH, and Austin Shackelford, DMD, assistant professor, Oral Maxillofacial Radiology, ATSU-ASDOH.
Additionally, ATSU-ASDOH student Hannah Lee, D4, received an Honorable Mention for Outstanding Oral Presentation in Clinical Research.