Faculty member Dr. Hom-Lay Wang receives national award from ADA3 min read
Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 21, 2024 – School of Dentistry faculty member Dr. Hom-Lay Wang received a national award for evidence-based research from the American Dental Association at its annual conference, SmileCon, held in New Orleans last month.
Wang is Collegiate Professor of Periodontics and Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine. He was presented with the ADA’s Evidence-Based Dentistry Faculty Award for his research in advancing the understanding of periodontology and dental implants.
The ADA award is presented in association with the organization’s Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry, which collaborates with the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs to develop resources that help dentists integrate clinically relevant scientific evidence at the point of care. The center assists practitioners and improves the oral health of the public by appraising and disseminating the best available scientific evidence on oral health care and by helping practitioners understand and apply the best available evidence in their clinical decision-making.
Recipients of the award must have 15 years or more as a full-time or part-time faculty member at an accredited U.S. university. They must have had a leadership role in bringing new evidence-based research or educational programs to their school or developing similar resources for the profession. Recipients are selected by a committee composed of members of the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs Clinical Excellence Subcommittee, representatives from American Association of Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR), and a non-voting participant from Colgate.
Wang joined the dental school periodontics department as an assistant professor in 1989 and was promoted to associate professor in 1997 and to professor in 2002. His periodontal and dental implant-related clinical research includes a focus on barrier membranes, bone-grafting and growth factors. Wang has co-edited three textbooks, contributed to more than 60 book chapters or invited reviews, and authored more than 870 scientific articles, achieving an impressive H-index (impact metric) of 139. Wang has served as director of the dental school’s graduate periodontal program for almost 30 years.
Wang is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and served as a director on its board from 2004-10. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Outstanding Educator Award (2017), AAP Distinguished Scientist Award (2017), University of Michigan Distinguished Faculty Research Mentoring Award (2019), AAP Master Clinician Award (2019), AAP Distinguished Service Award (2021), AAP Clinical Research Award (2021), ADEA William J. Gies Annual Periodontology Award (2022), and AADOCR Irwin D. Mandel Distinguished Mentoring Award (2024).
The ADA, which has 159,000 members, was founded 160 years ago to advance the profession of dentistry and improve the overall oral health of patients.
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The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is one of the nation’s leading dental schools engaged in oral healthcare education, research, patient care and community service. General dental care clinics and specialty clinics providing advanced treatment enable the school to offer dental services and programs to patients throughout Michigan. Classroom and clinic instruction prepare future dentists, dental specialists and dental hygienists for practice in private offices, hospitals, academia and public agencies. Research seeks to discover and apply new knowledge that can help patients worldwide. For more information about the School of Dentistry, visit us on the Web at: www.dent.umich.edu. Contact: Lynn Monson, associate director of communications, at [email protected], or (734) 615-1971.