Dr. Ronald Ettinger, Iowa City, Iowa, received the 2001 Geriatric Oral Research Award from the International Association for Dental Research. Other recipients are Dr. No-Hee Park, Los Angeles, Oral Medicine and Pathology Research Award; Dr. David Pashley, Augusta, Ga., Wilmer Souder Award; Dr. Thomas Van Dyke, Boston, Basic Research in Periodontal Disease Award; and Dr. Amid Ismail, Ann Arbor, Mich., H. Trendley Dean Memorial Award.
Dr. John S. Greenspan, San Francisco, was named dean of research at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry.
Dr. David Twesme, Florence, Ala., was installed as president of the Alabama Association of Orthodontists. Other officers are Dr. Glen Cowan Jr., Tuscaloosa, president-elect; and Dr. Christy Savage, Trussville, secretary-treasurer.
Dr. Michael Campbell, Mobile, is immediate past president.
Dr. David S. Williams, Wilmington, Del., was elected president of the Delaware State Dental Society.
Dr. John S. Zapp, Bethesda, Md., received an honorary membership in the British Dental Association.