Volume 6 • 2019 • Issue 8

18 | 2019 | Issue 8 CDA at W ork Kim said that research enriched her experience of dental education. “Radiographic interpretation is a part of the curriculum,” she said, “but by looking beyond general analysis, I learned a lot about how these 3D imaging technologies can really help dental clinicians come to more accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.” Kim won an expense-paid trip to the American Association for Dental Research annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in March 2020, where she will present her research alongside fellow international student competition winners. Vicky Arrata (DMD 2021) from Laval University was the runner-up in the competition for her research on the effectiveness of treating oral C. albicans infections with controlled-release amphotericin B. She received $1,000 for second prize. The CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program marked its 49th year of stimulating new ideas and increasing student engagement with the future of the dental profession. “Meeting my fellow dental students from across Canada was one of the highlights of the competition,” said Kim. “Discussing our projects prompted me to reflect on questions that may inspire new research, and on methods to improve that research.” Vicky Arrata (DMD 2021), of Laval University. Dr. Alexander (Sandy) Mutchmor, CDA president (l.), and Christof Bissdorf, vice-president, Dentsply Sirona Canada, presented Da In Kim with her 1st place award. CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program participants and judges in Saskatoon. Radiographic interpretation is a part of the curriculum but by looking beyond general analysis, I learned a lot about how these 3D imaging technologies can really help dental clinicians come to more accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.” Da In Kim (DDS 2020), University of Alberta.