Nominees sought Gold Medal, Ross awards set for selection this year

Deadlines are quickly approaching for two of the Association’s most prestigious honors.

The deadline for nominations for the Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research is May 1 while nominations for the ADA Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research are due June 5.

Each year, the Norton M. Ross Award recognizes investigators whose clinical research has had a meaningful impact on some aspect of clinical dentistry. Previous award winners represent a wide diversity of disciplines that have included dental materials, oral health issues, oral medicine, oral pathology, orofacial pain and periodontics.

The Norton M. Ross Award is sponsored by the ADA through the ADA Foundation, with support from Johnson & Johnson Oral Health Products brand. It is given in memory of Dr. Norton M. Ross, a dentist and pharmacologist who contributed significantly to oral medicine and dental clinical research. The 2009 winner will receive a plaque and $5,000.

The Gold Medal Award, presented every three years, honors individuals who contribute to the advancement of the profession of dentistry or who help improve the oral health of the community through basic or clinical research. In addition to receiving $25,000 and a gold medallion, the winner serves a three-year term on the Council on Scientific Affairs, if eligible.

The Gold Medal Award is jointly sponsored by the ADA and Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

For both awards, please send a nomination packet, including the nominee’s current curriculum vitae and a list of publications to Carol Balabanow, staff coordinator for the awards. For more information, call the ADA toll-free, Ext. 2767. Nominations may be mailed to ADA headquarters at 211 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, 60611 or e-mailed to balabanowc@ada.org.