Awards FAQ
Who is eligible?
Entrants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. dental hygiene program and in their senior year. All presenters must be students at the time of the application deadline to participate. A maximum of two presenters are allowed for each poster presentation and one is allowed to submit for the research paper. For groups with more than one presenter, costs for travel to UOR will only be covered for one presenter. Presenters must have been directly involved in conducting the information study presented.
A maximum of 1 submission per category may be submitted by each U.S. dental hygiene program.
How can you submit your video presentations?
The link to submission page will be open from January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025.
What is the selection process?
All submissions will be judged by a panel of appointed experts and evaluated with a rubric system. Original Research Rubric and Informational Poster Rubric and Research Paper Rubric. The top three scoring recipients in each category will be notified by the end of May 2025 as well as the winner of the Research paper.
What do the recipients receive?
Winners for all three categories will be recognized on the RDH Facebook page and website. Finalists will be featured in RDH eVillage and RDH Graduate.
One person from each of the 1st place winners of Original and Informational Research Poster and the Research Paper categories respectively will receive registration to the 2025 RDH Under One Roof conference July 18-20, 2025 in Dallas. Including round trip airfare and hotel will be covered for one person from each category. The 1st place winners will be defending the results of their posters and research paper in person with the 2nd and 3rd place winners having the option of shipping posters to be displayed at Under One Roof.