每年，一群牙科预科学生可以参加一个名为“暑期学者”的竞争性研究指导计划，从为期10周的现场研究经历开始。 在第二学年的夏季，该项目的学生与积极从事牙科研究的教师导师合作。 Together with their mentors, the scholars work in the 牙科学院’s state-of-the-art laboratories and clinics, with hands-on duties encompassing a wide range of research tasks, such as conducting literature searches, preparing specimens, gathering data and analyzing results. 在夏季结束时，每位学者将为美国牙科，口腔和颅面研究协会（AADOCR）的下一届全国会议提交一份研究论文和研究摘要，他们将在海报上展示他们的研究成果。
On July 31, the Summer Scholars also participated in a closed poster competition to determine 威尼斯人娱乐城’s representative for the 2026 Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application (SCADA), which will be held at the AADOCR meeting in San Diego in March of 2026. Drs。 JoAnna Scott, Melanie Simmer-Beck， Rose Wang和Megan Wendland担任评审团成员。
肯德尔·米勒（Kendall Miller）被选为海报比赛的获胜者，并将代表威尼斯人娱乐城参加明年3月的全国比赛。 His poster title was ‘Dynamic Mechanisms of Assembly of Bone Extracellular Matrix,’ and his project mentors were Dr. Sarah Dallas and Dr. David Moore. 虽然肯德尔是唯一一位参加2026年SCADA海报比赛的威尼斯人娱乐城暑期学者，但所有的学者都将前往圣地亚哥参加AADOCR，并将在2026年一般性会议上展示他们的海报。
除了选择我们的威尼斯人娱乐城代表参加全国SCADA比赛外，SOD还通过AADOCR支持的学生研究日旅行奖来表彰海报比赛的亚军。 This year, Drew Cuba received this recognition for his poster titled ‘Early Life Stress Results in Bone-Specific and Sex-Specific Changes.’ His project mentors were Dr. Erin Ealba Bumann and Ms. Portia Hahn Leat.
Congratulations to this year’s awardees and to all the scholars for their accomplishments this summer!
上图（从左至右）：Emma Kaz Frick教授（项目协调员）、Sharmarke Khadar、Mary Gipson、Kendall Miller、Drew Cuba、Mary Walker博士（项目主任）
在春季会议之后成功完成课程后，学生将获得一个学分的指导学习。 以下是2025-26年度学者、导师和项目的完整名单。
项目: Early Life Stress Results in Bone-Specific and Sex-Specific Changes
学者: Drew Cuba, DDS Class of 2028
导师: Dr. Erin Bumann, Portia Hahn Leat
项目: Novel Dopamine-Derived Biomimetic Crosslinkers on Caries-Affected Dentin Bonding
学者: Mary Gipson, DDS Class of 2028
导师: Dr. Viviane Hass, Dr. Yong Wang
项目: Dental Emergency Department 访问 Characteristics by Region and Metropolitan Status
学者: Sharmarke Khadar, DDS Class of 2028
导师: Emma Kaz Frick, Dr. Mary P. Walker
项目: Dynamic Mechanisms of Assembly of Bone Extracellular Matrix
学者: Kendall Miller, DDS Class of 2028
导师: Dr. Sarah Dallas, Dr. David Moore
Photos from the event 在这里.