Awards & Achievements
ADA 10 Under 10 Winners Congratulations Dr. Craig McKenzie and Dr. Lauren Yap!
PDA is extra proud to have not one, but two of ADA’ s 2025 10 Under 10 winners. We are excited to congratulate Dr. Craig McKenzie and Dr. Lauren Yap for receiving this prestigious honor!
This marks the third consecutive year that PDA has an ADA 10 Under 10 winner.
This award recognizes 10 dentists who graduated from dental school less than 10 years ago. In announcing the 10 Under 10, ADA said“ We’ re celebrating dentists who demonstrate excellence and inspire others in science, research & education, practice excellence, philanthropy, leadership and advocacy.”
Dr. Craig McKenzie
Both Dr. McKenzie and Dr. Yap were also recipients of our inaugural PDA 10 Under 10 Award in 2023.
Dr. Lauren Yap
Dr. McKenzie is an assistant professor of dental anesthesiology and the director of the Center for Patients with Special Needs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. He was a founding member of the Coalition for Modernizing Dental Licensure and currently serves as a member of the ADA Council on Membership, as well as PDA’ s Membership Committee and New Dentist Committee.
Dr. Yap is a clinical associate and assistant program director for the Postdoctoral Pediatric Dental Residency Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. She serves as a delegate to the ADA House of Delegates, a public policy advocate for the Pennsylvania Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and a representative for the American Dental Political Action Committee. She is a fellow of the International College of Dentists and Pierre Fauchard Academy.
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