Alexandria, Va., USA – The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) are pleased to learn that IADR/AADR JDR Clinical & Translational Research inaugural editor Jocelyne Feine has been named the recipient of the 2016 American Dental Association (ADA) Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research. In honor of this award, Feine will receive a $5,000 honorarium and a plaque, which will be presented at the ADA 2016 – America's Dental Meeting, taking place October 20 to 24, 2016, in Denver, Colorado.
The ADA has presented the annual award, financially supported by Johnson & Johnson, since 1991 to recognize investigators who have made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have advanced the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention of craniofacial-oral-dental diseases, as well as outstanding research endeavors in other areas. As a professor at McGill University Faculty of Dentistry, Montréal, QC, Feine's studies emphasize the quality of life and patient-based outcomes most relevant for palliative therapeutic goals. From randomized clinical trials to technology assessment, knowledge transfer and health care management, her work covers the continuum of discovery to action.
Feine earned her M.S. in physiology at the University of Texas, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas, USA. She earned her D.D.S. at the University of Texas Faculty of Dentistry in Houston. She later went on to complete her Habilitation à deriger des recherches (HDR) degree in clinical research at the l'Université d'Auvergne, Faculty of Dental Surgery, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
"On behalf of the American Association for Dental Research, I congratulate Dr. Jocelyne Feine on being named the recipient of the 2016 ADA Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research," said AADR President Jack Ferracane. "Dr. Feine is an exceptional researcher, and is an internationally respected scientist and academic leader. This prestigious award, coupled with Dr. Feine's editorship of JDR Clinical & Translational Research, acknowledges her expertise in the field and her passion for clinical research."
Visit www.iadr.org/jdrctr to learn more about Feine and the JDR Clinical & Translational Research. More information about the ADA Norton M. Ross Award is available at www.ada.org.
