AAO honors for orthodontic resident

Left to right: Dr. Peter Buschang, Dr. Lauren Van Gemert and Dr. Phillip Campbell

Dr. Lauren Van Gemert, a 2016 graduate of the orthodontic residency program at the dental school, received national honors from the American Association of Orthodontists for research conducted during her advanced education.

Van Gemert received second place in the Charley Schultz Resident Scholar Award for Basic Science Research Scholarships for her study of bone growth techniques, “Localizing the Osseous Boundaries of the Regional Acceleratory Phenomenon with Micro-osteoperforations (MOPs).”

The award was established in 2004 by the AAO and sponsored by Dentsply GAC as a way for orthodontic graduate students and residents to share their clinical and basic science research utilizing a poster presentation and narrative material.