Bree Jones and Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds honoured in International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research.
Two Melbourne Dental School researchers received prestigious international awards this year.
Bree Jones (BSc 2005, BOralHth 2008, MPH 2017, GCDT Grad Cert Dental Therapy 2021) and Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds AO (BSc(Hons) 1972, PhD 1978) both received awards for their research from the International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR) in New Orleans, held from 13-16 March 2024.
Bree Jones
Bree received the 2024 IADR Colgate Research in Prevention Travel Award, which recognises young investigators undertaking research in the prevention of oral diseases and provides an opportunity to present their work to the international dental and oral health research community.
"Sharing research with a wide audience and getting feedback and insights from experts allows you to keep improving and learning, so your research has greater impact," she says.
In addition, at the IADR Australian/New Zealand Division, held in Cairns, 25-27 September, Bree won first place in the Senior Division of the Colgate competition, and she will now go on to represent Australia in the Hatton Competition at the General Session at IADR in Barcelona in 2025.
The award also gives me a platform to connect with other academics and researchers and that can lead to other opportunities she says.
Laureate Professor Eric Reynolds
Laureate Professor Reynolds received the IADR Distinguished Scientist William H. Bowen Research in Dental Caries Award.
“This award reflects on my entire research group in the dental school who have made outstanding contributions to dental caries research over many years,” he says.
This research has been funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and has involved industry partnerships, with research translation that has culminated in dental products now available in over 50 countries worldwide.
Laureate Professor Reynolds has more than 100 publications in the field of caries research and over 400 total peer-reviewed publications overall in a career spanning 40 years. He is also CEO and Research Director of the University’s Centre for Oral Health Research.
It is extremely gratifying to be recognised by the peak international association for dental research and receive an award in the name of William H. Bowen, who was an outstanding researcher and mentor. I met Bill at IADR meetings and he was always generous with his time and advice. He was an inspiration to many, including me he says.