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2019 Gies Awards

We are accepting nominations for the 2019 Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation and Achievement. You are invited to nominate individuals and organizations that exemplify the highest standards of vision, innovation and achievement in oral health and dental education. 

Submit Your 2019 Gies Awards Nominations

Call for nominations closes: Thursday, Sept. 13

Please review all award categories carefully to help us celebrate those most deserving in our community.

Award Categories

2019 Call for Nominations Vision Icon Programs, institutions and educators articulating the pursuit of contemporary ideas or a set of ideals, perspectives or solutions to create broader meaning for the dental profession and effectively bridge the present with the future of oral health.
2019 Call for Nominations Innovation Icon Programs, institutions and educators facilitating the creation, exchange, evolution and application of ideas that bring new value to our profession or industry and enhance oral health through dental education.
2019 Call for Nominations Achievement Icon Programs, institutions and educators achieving socially commendable actions that make a substantial contribution to oral health and dental education.

Eligibility and Types of Entry 

2019 Call for Nominations Institution Icon  An educational institution granting academic degrees or certification in any field of allied, predoctoral or advanced dental study.
2019 Call for Nominations Educator Icon    An instructor or administrator in any field of allied, predoctoral or advanced dental study.
2019 Call for Nominations Public or Private Icon An individual, corporate, nonprofit or governmental entity with a dental, educational, public service or consumer mission working toward common goals in oral health or dental education.