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The US-based International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) has named Prof Sudeshni Naidoo as the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist John Greenspan Global Oral Health Research Award.
Prof Naidoo, the Director of the UWC World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Oral Health, has contributed toward the shaping of policies and programmes that promote better health outcomes globally, and maintained that the latest recognition is an encouragement to continue pushing for Oral Health to be an integral part of Public Health, not as a secondary concern.
The award was received during the opening ceremony of the IADR's (International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research) 104th General Session held in San Diego between the 25th and 28th of March 2026.
