Tulloch Receives Award

Joan Camilla Tulloch, G. Fred Hale Distinguished Professor of Orthodontics, recently received the Class of 1958 Distinguished Service Award. The award is given to a School of Dentistry faculty member for research that has the greatest potential for direct contributions to the practice of dentistry and dental health. It is the highest award granted to recognize meritorious research at the school and to honor the most important and relevant research activity conducted by a school investigator and published in a refereed primary scientific publication. The honor carries a $3,000 award. Tulloch received the award for her publication "The Effect of Early Intervention on Skeletal Pattern in Class II Malocclusions: A Randomized Clinical Trial."

Tulloch's orthodontic research has focused on number clinical issues. She is internationally known for her 10-year study that explores the controversial questions of later versus early orthodontic treatment of patients with buckteeth.

Tulloch received her dental degree at London University, and her specialty training in orthodontics at the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons in London, England. She initially joined the UNC faculty in 1983 but in 1985 accepted a Robert Wood Johnson award for a research fellowship at Harvard School of Medicine. She returned to UNC as assistant professor of orthodontics in 1987.

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