The Editorial Council of The Journal ofProsthetic Dentistry announces the eighthannual Judson C. Hickey Scientific WritingAward. This award honors Dr. Hickey’sdistinguished career as Editor of The Jour-nal of Prosthetic Dentistry and his contri-butions to dental education, research, andadministration.

The annual award of $5000 is divided into 3 categories: Research/ClinicalSciences article, $2500; Clinical Report, $1500; Technical article, $1000. Ineach category, the award will be granted to the primary author of the mostoutstanding article published in the JPD between January 1 and December 31,2002.

Criteria and Regulations

Published articles in each category will be judged on the basis of their impact onthe practice of prosthodontic and restorative dentistry. The selection committee willcomprise the Chairperson and members of the Editorial Council Awards and GrantsCommittee.

Articles under consideration may not be related to material that was submitted infulfillment of any advanced academic degree (MS, PhD, etc), required for anyadvanced education program or specialty board examination, or part of any gov-ernment or privately funded project.

The winners will be notified by February 15, 2003. Each recipient will receive acheck and a plaque that, if the recipient so chooses, will be presented at a meetingof one of The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry’s sponsoring organizations.

The Editor and members of the Editorial Council are not eligible for the award.

THE JUDSON C. HICKEY SCIENTIFIC WRITING AWARD

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