Vedder Crown & Bridge Prosthodontic Award
The annual Vedder prosthodontic award competition was recently judged from
among
the documented treatments submitted by several D-4 students. The judging
committee
wishes to thank all students and faculty who were involved in submission
of the extensive
work up required for consideration.
The students who submitted materials were:
Timothy Bizga
Jason Foster
Boley Greenwood
Teemu Scarborough
The judging committee selected Timothy Bizga as the winner of the Vedder Award
and
thanks all the students for the excellent work they performed for their
patients. All four
students will be invited to the Spring Vedder meeting in
Lansing for recognition. Tim
Bizga will also receive a cash award as the winner
of the competition.
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In 1959 The Francis B. Vedder Society was founded as a postgraduate professional organization dedicated to the study of problems related to crown and bridge prosthodontics. The Society, named in honor of Dr. Francis B. Vedder, an educator, clinician, and chairman of the Crown and Bridge Department of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has been active for over 40 years. Today, with over 350 members, the Society holds educational meetings twice each year and attracts illustrious lecturers from around the world. |
Crown & Bridge Prosthodontics Award
The F.B.Vedder Society annually offers a $500 award and certificate to the
top senior
student in Crown and Bridge. The Society was founded in honor of
Dr. Francis B.
Vedder, who was a UM faculty member for forty years and the chairman
of the Crown
and Bridge Department at the time of his retirement in 1961.
Instructions for Students:
The award winner is determined by a committee of faculty members who impartially
review the materials submitted by each candidate. Each restorative dentistry
instructor
may nominate their best student in crown and bridge. If you have
had a good crown and
bridge experience, done with your independent effort, are
willing to put in the time
needed to present your case, and your supervising
instructor is willing to nominate you,
then please consider competing for this
award.
Your instructor may advise you in the production of your best case presentation.
You
must present one case (3 or more units of C&B done simultaneously).
If you have more
than one case of suitable quality, you may present the working
casts with dies of these
cases as additional supporting documentation of your
skills.
All applicants must submit their materials at the Dept of Prosthodontics Office
by
Monday, 2/19/07, at 12:00 Noon. They will be reviewed and judged that afternoon
and
can then be picked up at the office on Tuesday, 2/20/07.
The intent is to select one winner. The top five finalists will be invited
to, and
acknowledged at, the Spring meeting of the Society, on March 15, 2007,
held in Lansing, MI.
Questions about the Award should be directed to Dr. Josef Kolling or Dr. Howard Hamerick