19 Issue One, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five www.aadej.org AWARD FEATURE * Marisa Watanabe, DDS, MS, FICD is a professor and Associate Dean for Community Partnerships and Access to Care at Western University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine. She served on the Board of Directors for the Medicaid|Medicare|CHIP Services Dental Association as Academic Director, is currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of the California Dental Association, and a reviewer for the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. She was recently awarded 3rd place for her Editorial entitled “Gen-AI” and was a past CDA Foundation Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni Faculty Award Recipient. She has worked with Federally Qualified Health Centers and community partners for over a decade, developing and sustaining successful and long-term dental workforce partnerships throughout the state of California. Editor’s Note: This work by Dr. Watanabe received the 3rd place award for the 2024 Gies Writing Competition. Thank you and congratulations from The Communicator, Dr. Watanabe.
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