2009 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
Research Forum Poster Session
Abstract Submission Ends March 20, 2009
Poster presentations will be on display at the Annual Meeting. Authors may stand by their presentations in order to answer questions. Presenters selected for the poster session are responsible for their own airfare, hotel room, meals, meeting registration fees and any other costs associated with presenting at the Annual Meeting.
- Abstracts describing new and significant information covering all aspects of periodontics are welcome.
- Only original materials may be submitted; abstracts may not have been previously published.
- A registrant may submit more than one abstract to the Research Forum but will be permitted to give only one poster presentation.
- Submissions must be made to the AAP Abstract Manager and must be formatted to fit within the following four areas limited to the number of characters listed below:
- Background (character limit of 560)
- Methods (character limit of 855)
- Results (character limit of 750)
- Conclusions (character limit of 910)
- Judging and Awards
- Basic Science Award—$300 cash award to the poster presenter for original biomedical research on the fundamental mechanisms of health and disease (etiology and pathogenesis). This research category usually involves in vitro systems or animal models.
- Clinical Science Award—$300 cash award to the poster presenter for original patient-oriented research that is conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens or cognitive phenomena) for which the investigator directly interacts with human subjects. This research category includes epidemiological and behavioral studies, therapeutic interventions, clinical trials, outcomes and health services research.
- AAP Clinical Impact Award—$500 cash award to the poster presenter whose research has the greatest translational potential for changing and improving periodontal health and patient care. The winner will be selected from poster presenters in both the Basic Science or Clinical Science categories.
Balint Orban Competition
Abstract Submission Ends March 20, 2009
The Orban Competition is open to individuals currently enrolled in an accredited graduate or postgraduate program in periodontics (United States or Canada) or those who completed their training no more than
- Research must have been performed within the first 36 months following matriculation into the program.
- Only original materials may be submitted; abstracts may not have been previously published or presented.
- Registrants are only allowed to submit one abstract to the Orban competition.
- Submissions must be made to the AAP Abstract Manager and must be formatted to fit within the following four areas limited to the number of characters listed below:
- Background (character limit of 560)
- Methods (character limit of 855)
- Results (character limit of 750)
- Conclusions (character limit of 910)
- Judging and Awards
- Abstracts will be judged by the Subcommittee on Research Submissions.
- Authors will be informed of the Subcommittee’s decisions in May 2007.
- A maximum of eight abstracts (four clinical; four basic science) will be selected for presentation at the Annual Meeting.
- Participants receive roundtrip coach airfare from home to Washington, DC, and one night’s hotel stay based on the Academy’s reimbursement policy.
- Meeting registration fee will be waived.
- If the abstract is accepted for presentation, only that author may present the paper and respond to questions from the audience.
- Accepted abstracts will be considered for publication in the Journal of Periodontology.
- Two prizes will be awarded, one in basic research and one in clinical research, at the AAP’s Annual Meeting.
- The awards are based on the abstract (25%) and oral presentation (75%).
- The two award winners will each receive a certificate and $500.00.
Innovations in Periodontics
Abstract Submission Has Now Closed for Innovations
These 1.5-hour sessions offer presentations that address innovations and advances in clinical periodontics, basic sciences or related subjects. Each session consists of four individual speakers who give 15-minute presentations on a very specific topic, followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer period. Speakers are selected by a blind review of abstracts submitted to the Academy.
More Information
For more information about the Research Forum Poster Session or the Balint Orban Competition, contact Kerry Gutshall at the Academy:
- E-mail: kerry@perio.org
Voice: 800/282-4867 ext. 3243 or 312/573-3243
Fax: 312/573-3225
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