Columbia Dental's Panos Papapanou, DDS. PhD, was honored with the 2017 Distinguished Scientist Award in Basic Research in Periodontal Disease from the International Association of Dental Research.
Dr. Allan Formicola, who led the school for 23 years and chronicled its 100-year history, will receive the prestigious William J. Gies Award for Vision from ADEA.
While the ACA may not have directly given all adults dental coverage, Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH, stressed that other structural components of the law made it easier for adults to get oral healthcare.
