In October 2023, NYU College of Dentistry dental hygiene students Elizabeth Comeaux and Hirak Dave won first- and second-place awards, respectively, for their poster presentations at the 2023 New York State Dental Hygienists’ Association Empire Conference, hosted in Albany, NY. Both students
won in the Student Professional Poster Presentations category.
Ms. Comeaux’s first-place poster (above) was titled “The Dental Hygienists’ Role in Intraoral Scanning and 3D Printing” and her mentor was Rina Nowka, RDH, M.A., FADHA, Clinical Instructor and Student Professional Development Coordinator at NYU College of Dentistry.
Mr. Dave’s second-place poster (above) was titled “A Vegetarian Approach to Periodontal Wellness” and he was mentored by Dianne L. Sefo, RDH, M.Ed., FNYAM, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting at NYU College of Dentistry.
Courtesy of Rina Nowka,
RDH, M.A., FADHA, Clinical Instructor and Student Professional Development Coordinator
at NYU College of Dentistry, Department of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting
Published on November 8, 2023