AADSM Awards
The AADSM presents awards to dentists, researchers, students and other specialists who have helped advance dental sleep medicine.
Distinguished Service Award
This is awarded to individuals who have exhibited exceptional initiative, leadership and service in the field of dental sleep medicine.
Past Recipients:- 2025 – Michael Simmons, DMD, MScMed, MPH, MSc, FAASM, FAAOP
- 2024 – Trish Braga, DDS
- 2023 – Steve Carstensen, DDS
- 2022 - JF Masse, DMD
- 2021 - Rose Sheats, DMD
- 2020 - Kathleen Bennett, DDS
- 2019 - Leslie Dort, DDS
- 2018 - Randi Prince
- 2017 - Steven C. Scherr, DDS
- 2016 - Jerome Barrett
- 2015 - Sheri Katz, DDS
- 2014 - Nancy Addy, DDS
- 2013 - Norman Blumenstock, DDS
- 2012 - Jeffrey Pancer, DDS
- 2011 - Jeffrey Prinsell, DMD, MD
- 2010 - Kent E. Moore, DDS, MD
- 2009 - Bruce Templeton, DMD
- 2008 - Keith Thornton, DDS
- 2007 - B. Gail Demko, DMD
- 2006 - Harold A. Smith, DDS
- 2005 - Don A. Pantino, DDS
- 2004 - R. Michael Alvarez, DDS
- 2003 - Jonathan A. Parker, DDS
- 2002 - Arthur M. Strauss, DDS
- 2001 - Laurence I. Barsh, DMD
- 2000 - Robert R. Rogers, DMD
- 1999 - Mary Beth Rogers
Pierre Robin Academic Award
This is awarded to individuals who exhibited exceptional initiative and results in the areas of education or research, with original contributions to the field of dental sleep medicine.
Past Recipients:- 2025 - Susana Falardo, DMD, MSc, PhD
- 2024 - David Gozal, MD, MBA, PhD
- 2023 - Ghizlane Aarab, DDS, PhD
- 2022 - Benjamin Pliska, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
- 2021 - Marijke Dieltjens, PhD
- 2020 - Kate Sutherland, PhD
- 2019 - Danny Eckert, PhD
- 2018 - Frank Lobbezoo, DDS, PhD
- 2017 - Marc Braem, DDS, PhD
- 2016 - Meir Kryger, MD
- 2015 - Frédéric Gagnadoux, MD, PhD
- 2014 - Satoru Tsuiki, DDS, PhD
- 2013 - Aarnoud Hoekema, DMD
- 2012 - Olivier Vanderveken, MD, PhD
- 2011 - Fernanda Almeida, DDS, MSc, PhD
- 2010 - Stuart J. Menn, MD
- 2009 - Sergio Tufik, MD, PhD
- 2008 - Marie Marklund, DDS, PhD
- 2007 - Christian Guilleminault, MD
- 2006 - Peter Cistulli, MD, PhD
- 2005 - Gilles Lavigne, DDS, PhD
- 2004 - Kathleen Ferguson, MD
- 2003 - Rosalind D. Cartwright, PhD
- 2002 - Wolfgang Schmidt-Nowara, MD
- 2001 - Glenn T. Clark, DDS
- 2000 - Daniel I. Loube, MD
- 1999 - Alan A. Lowe, DMD, PhD
Honorary Member Award
This is awarded to individuals based on significant, original and sustained contributions of a basic, applied or clinical science evidenced by publications, patents, academic appointments and other efforts.
Past Recipients:- 2025 – Gregory Essick, DDS, PhD
- 2024 – Fernanda Almeida, DDS, PhD
- 2023 – Olivier Vanderveken, MD, PhD
- 2022 - Nancy Collop, MD
- 2021 - Jonathan Lown, MD and Noah Siegel, MD
- 2020 - Nate Watson, MD
- 2019 - Col. Philip Neal, DMD
- 2018 - Marie Marklund, DDS, PhD
- 2017 - Kate Sutherland, MD
- 2016 - Richard Schwab, MD
- 2015 - Gilles Lavigne, DMD, PhD
- 2014 - Charles Czeisler, MD, PhD
- 2013 - David F. Dinges, PhD
- 2012 - Bernard Fleury, MD
- 2011 - Colin E. Sullivan, MD, PhD, FRACP
- 2010 - Allan I. Pack, PhD, MBChB
- 2009 - Siroh Isono, MD
- 2008 - Peter Cistulli, MD, PhD
- 2007 - Kathleen Ferguson, MD
- 2006 - John Remmers, MD
- 2005 - Victor Hoffstein, MD, PhD
- 2004 - Wolfgang Schmidt-Nowara, MD
