COSA decided the winners of the Milo Hellman Research Award, the Harry Sicher Research Award and the Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit at its January 2010 meeting.

Award winners, from left:  Drs. Soulafa Susan Baloul, Manuel O. Lagravere Vich, Cody Moore, Hideki Ikeda and Cameron J. Jolley. At right is Dr. Bhavna Shroff, AAO Council on Scientific Affairs (COSA) chair.

Milo Hellman Research Award

Mechanism of Action and Morphological Changes in the Alveolar Bone in Response to Selective Alveolar Decortication Facilitated Tooth Movement
Soulafa Susan Baloul, DMD, MS, CAGs, DSc – Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
 

Harry Sicher Research Award

Transverse, Vertical and Anteroposterior Changes Obtained from Bone-Anchored Maxillary Expansion vs Traditional Rapid Maxillary Expansion – Randomized Clinical Trial
Manuel O. Lagravere Vich, DDS, MSc – University of Alberta
 

Thomas M. Graber Award of Special Merit:

Effects of Latency on the Quality and Quantity of Bone Produced by Dentoalveolar Distraction Osteogenesis (Basic Science Research)
Cody Moore, DDS, MS – Baylor College of Dentistry
 
Three-Dimensional Analysis of Peri-Bone-Implant Contact of Rough Surface Mini-Screw Implants (Basic Science Research)
Hideki Ikeda, DDS, MS – Baylor College of Dentistry
 
The Dental Effects of Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment in a Medicaid Population: Interim Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial (Clinical Research)
Cameron J. Jolley, DMD, MSD – University of Washington