IADR BEHSR Lois Cohen International Travel Award

1. To recognize outstanding research performed by pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students, as well as faculty within 5 years of their terminal degree, in the fields of behavioral, social science, public health, and international research in oral health, AND affiliated with institutions located in countries designated as lower middle income or below according to the World Bank classification.
2. To promote the attendance of dental, graduate and other students, as well as faculty, from all parts of the world who are working in these fields at the annual IADR scientific meeting.
3. To preserve a legacy of the work of Lois Cohen as an outstanding example to future researchers working in the fields of behavioral, social science, public health, and international research in oral health.

• Candidates must currently be 1) a part-time or full-time pre-doctoral or post-doctoral student at any level in a recognized university program located in countries designated as lower middle income or below according to the World Bank classification; OR 2) have received a terminal degree from a university program, no more than five calendar years prior to the IADR abstract submission deadline, and be employed as a faculty member in an institution located in countries designated as lower middle income or below according to the world bank classification. To determine the World Bank classification for a particular country, please visit: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/site-content/CLASS.xls.
• Candidates must submit an abstract for presentation at an IADR scientific meeting, identifying the BEHSR scientific group as that group to which the abstract should be submitted for review, and identifying that they wish to be considered for the award.
• Candidates must be the presenting author.

For each annual IADR scientific meeting, ONE award amount will be made in EACH of the 2 candidate categories outlined in eligibility criterion #1 above. Awards will be announced at the business meeting of the BEHSR scientific group at each of these meetings.

All pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students and faculty researchers, meeting the criteria outlined above, submitting an abstract for presentation at the annual IADR scientific meeting, identifying the BEHSR scientific group as that which should review the submission, and indicating that they wish to be considered for the award, may be entered into the competition.

Abstracts submitted for the Lois Cohen International Travel Award will be peer-reviewed by two or three members of the scientific community with the appropriate expertise to evaluate the submissions. These reviewers will normally be members of the BEHSR scientific group. Each submission will be evaluated for:

• Meeting the author eligibility criteria outlined above
• The relevance of the subject to the fields of behavioral, social science, public health, and international research in oral health
• The innovativeness of the subject matter to the fields of behavioral, social science, public health, and international research in oral health
• The clarity of the aims
• The quality of the methodology
• An overall evaluation of the quality of the abstract

Abstracts will be scored and ranked independently by each of the reviewers. Where disagreement occurs, discussion among reviewers will resolve any differences. The reviewers will agree to a final ranking of the top abstract in each of the two award categories.

Supported by the BEHSR Group.

Contributions toward this fund in Dr. Cohen’s honor are most welcome.

2025
Faculty
May Adham, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
“Behavioral and Psychological Impact of Motivational Interviewing on Pregnant Women”

Pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students
Nourhan M. Aly, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
“Tele-Detection and Referral of Early Childhood Caries: A Factorial Trial”

2024
Faculty
Hams Hamed, Alexandria University, Egypt
"Maternal Psychosocial Factors and Preschoolers’ Oral Health-related Quality of Life"

Pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students
Gloria Fiifi-Yankson, University of Ghana, Accra
"Periodontal Disease and Diabetes : Perception and Practices among Physicians at Korle Bu Hospital"

2023
Faculty
Humberto Gonzalez Oneto, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
"Validation of the Psychometric Properties of the Chilean Version of the PIDAQ Questionnaire"

Pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students
Gustavo Sáenz-Ravello, Universidad de Chile
"Functional Dentition Has Beneficial Life Implications In Chilean Aged"

2022
Faculty
Rafael Aiello Bomfim, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students
Josmar Francisco Marquez Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela
2019
Diptajit Das
Centre for Dental Education and Research, IN
Das D, Kharbanda O. Oral health crisis among particularly vulnerable tribal group of India. J Dent Res. 2019;98(A):3531.

2018
Nazik Nurelhuda
University of Khartoum, SD
Nurelhuda N, Bashir A, ElKogali S, Mustafa M, Kruk M, Aziz MA. Encouraging junior doctors to work in rural Sudan; a discrete choice experiment. East Mediterr Health J.  2018;24(9):838-845.

 2017
Ankita Piplani
Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, IN
Piplani A, Manjunath B, Kumar A, Kundu H. Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions: a randomized controlled trial. J Dent Res. 2017;96(A):1105.

2016
Mustafa Shuaib & Nazik Nurelhuda
University of Khartoum, SD
Shuaib M, Nurelhuda N. Dental caries in Sudan: a systematic review. J Dent Res 2016;95(B):1859.

2015
Hoda Bahramian
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, IR
Bahramian H, Mohebbi SZ, Hessari H, Khami MR, Asadi Lari M, Baghalian A. Dental service utilization and mental health of adult population. J Dent Res. 2015;94(A):1416.

2014
Omolara Uti & Oyinkansola Sofola
University of Lagos, NE
Uti O, Sofola A. Harm perception and predictors of adolescent smoking in Nigeria. J Dent Res. 2014;93(B):595.

2013
Jadesola Onigbanjo
University of Lagos, NE
Onigbanjo J, Uti O, Sofola O. Social inequalities in oral health care among community dwelling adults. J Dent Res. 2013;92(A):1180.

2012
Olubode Omoleke
Prevalence and factors associated with traumatized anterior teeth in pupils.

2011
Abiola Omoqumi Tobin
University of Ibadan, NE
Tobin A. Evaluation of training on oral health for health care workers. J Dent Res. 2011;90(A):1213.

2010
Postdoctoal
C.J. Buxó-Martínez
University of Puerto Rico, PR
Buxó-Martínez CJ, Norat J, Nazario CM, Suárez E, Elias A, López-Del Valle LM. Oral cancer and residential exposure to emissions of industrial chemicals. J Dent Res. 2010;89(B):3183.

Predoctoral
Olaniyi Taiwo
RCORTI for Africa, NE
Taiwo O, Jalo P, G. Dhlakama. Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) in 719 12-year old Nigerian students. J Dent Res. 2010;89(B):1533.

2008
Janakiram Chandrashekar
Amrita University, IN

Chandrashekar J, Thankappan KR, Sundaram KR. Jowar consumption predicts severity of dental fluorosis in Karnataka, India. J Dent Res. 2008;87(B):1145.