Student Spotlight: GSDM Students Awarded Honorable Mention Prize in 2024 American Dental Association Student Ethics Video Contest
Five GSDM DMD/DMD AS students received honorable mention in the 2024 American Dental Association’s Council on Ethics, Bylaws, and Judicial Affairs’ Student Ethics Video Contest for their video, “The Greedy Cavity.”
The winning students, all members of GSDM’s Student Professionalism and Ethics Association (SPEA), are Sarah Sveen DMD 25, Vasilika Stefo DMD AS 25, Shikha Nayar DMD AS 25, Varun Nischal DMD AS 25, and Harpreet Singh Bhui DMD AS 25.
The award-winning video depicts a dentist who is debating whether to give a patient a simple restoration or to do an extensive and expensive treatment plan. The dentist ultimately acts ethically, informing the patient of a potential cavity and doing the simple restoration.
SPEA hosted a screening of “The Greedy Cavity” on Wednesday, January 22 in G-170. Members of the GSDM community attended to celebrate the win and engage in a discussion about dental ethics.
Nischal said that the 2024 win came as a “sweet” surprise.
“It goes without saying that sticking true to the ethical code of conduct in the practice of dentistry levitates our profession and benefits our patients immensely without breaching the trust they have invested in us,” Nischal said. “This win means a lot to me and will help me bolster my confidence in upholding our profession’s ethical integrity and trust in great esteem.”
Stefo said winning the honorable mention prize goes beyond the recognition. It symbolizes their team’s commitment to staying loyal to their ethical principles in the patient treatment center and in their future careers.
“In a world focused on work and driven by economy we sometimes forget that we are humans,” Stefo said. “Winning represents our commitment to integrity, patient care, and the ethical principles that define our profession.”