The award was established to recognize and honor outstanding research of particular significance in a field related to oral science. Criteria for the award are the originality and creativity of contributions, a sustained record of achievement, and importance and significance of the research for oral health.
Page is a textbook author and editor, and has given numerous lectures and courses worldwide.
For the past 15 years, his work has focused on development of a vaccine for prevention of human periodontitis. Page was educated at Berea College in Kentucky, the University of Maryland and the University of Washington, and holds an honorary degree from Loyola University, Chicago. He has been on the faculty of the University of Washington since 1967, where he served as associate dean of research for 25 years. He is a past president of both the International and American Associations for Dental Research , and recipient of the prestigious Norton Ross Award for clinical research from the American Dental Association . This year's award was presented at AADR's 30th Annual Meeting in Chicago.