AEGD Resident Awards

The Harry W.F. Dressel. Jr. DDS ’45 Award

The Harry W.F. Dressel Award is presented annually to the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents who best exhibit clinical proficiency in general dentistry and the concept of total patient care.  The award is presented at the Advanced Dental Education graduation ceremony.

Previous Winners:
Year     Award Recipient(s)
2018    Kristen Willwerth
2019    Adriana Cartaya Mollejas
2020    Teebok Choe, Daniyel Iglesias, Samantha Rasekh
2021    Daliah Bazerbashi, Sanin Emelee, Min Seong Kim
2022    Shahriar Shahami, Venkata Ratna Kumar Rudravaram
2023    Yesenia Parraguirre, Erica Sampaio
2024    Raj Patel, Jihye Park
2025    Ashwant Kaur, Tejinder Kaur Saini

The Ira T. Bloom, DDS ‘72 Award

The Ira T. Bloom Award is presented annually to the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents who best exhibit clinical excellence in the field of Digital Dentistry. The award is presented at the Advanced Dental Education graduation ceremony.

Previous Winners:
Year     Award Recipient(s)
2023    Sami Abu-Alhuda, Yesenia Parraguirre
2024    Darianna Masih, Vinicius Carvalho
2025    Ashwant Kaur, Yina Briceno