CDHA/CJDH Student Writing Competition
Congratulations to our 2025 winners:
Because of the very high calibre of the entries received this year, we
have also given honourable mentions to
Lois Hanbury (George Brown Polytechnic) in the essay
category and Kristen Apothecary (University of British
Columbia) in the literature review category.
Enter our student writing competition, proudly sponsored by Philips
Sonicare, and nourish the budding author in you! There are two award
categories available—best essay (opinion piece) and best literature
(narrative) review.
Two award categories • Two winners
- $1,500 cash prizes PLUS
- Philips Sonicare power toothbrushes
- Essay publication in Oh Canada!
-
Literature review publication in the
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
Follow these easy steps:
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Review the competition criteria for your chosen writing category:
essay
or
literature review
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Select a topic that falls under one of CDHA’s
research agenda categories
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Compose your essay or literature review (or choose something that you
wrote for course credit in 2025–2026)
- Submit your work to your program director for endorsement
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Once endorsed by your program director, submit your work with the
completed
nomination form
to CJDH’s
scientific editor
Submission deadline: June 1, 2026
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