2025 Student Poster Session Winners

In 2025, CDHA hosted the Student Poster Viewing and Presentation: Enhancing Clinical Practices on May 16 at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim. In each category, the first 15 completed and approved applications were judged during a live hybrid presentation.

2025 CDHA Student Research Winners

1st Place Informational Poster

"Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow"
Presented By: Amanda De Pillo and Joselin Luna-Perales
Cerritos College

2nd Place Informational Poster

“Glasses On-Pain Gone: Future of VR healing”
Presented By: Thao Nguyen and Bin Shi
Cerritos College

3rd Place Informational Poster

“Sweet Deception: The Emerging Cardiovascular Risk of Xylitol”
Presented By: Thao Tran Nguyen and Tim Che
Cerritos College

1st Place Original Research Poster

“Assessment of Current Dental Hygiene Landscape”
Presented By: Grace Chan, Abigail Chin, Haley Kang, and Maya Miranda
Loma Linda University

2nd Place Original Research Poster

“Nutritional Counseling Reduces Amount and Frequency of Sugar Consumption”
Presented By: Aylene Rios, Ashley Perdomo, Caroline Grainger, and Cassidy Negrete
Loma Linda University

3rd Place Original Research Poster

“Scrubs Color Affects Perceived Professionalism of Dental Hygienists”
Presented By: Connor Hendry, Nouf Maayta, Lourd Nafea, and Vania Aranda
Loma Linda University