Endodontics residents win awards at national meeting

14 Endo residentsTwo residents in the University of Florida Department of Endodontics won research awards during the 2014 American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., April 30 through May 3.

Dr. Thomas Currie, left in photo, received a $1,000 award for his oral research presentation, “Presence of Metastatic Human Osteosarcoma Cells in the Dental Pulp.” His mentor is Dr. Kathleen Neiva.

Dr. Kevin Nygard, right, won a $1,000 award for his research poster, “Quantitative Analysis of the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Two Irrigation Protocols.” His mentor is Dr. Roberta Pileggi.

Congratulations to all of them for their achievements!