2023 General Session Featured Presentations

Cost per session: $25

Thursday, June 22, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

FLS #1: The Graduating European Dentist Taskforce: Domain 5 - Research
Speaker: James Field (Cardiff University, Wales)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): ADEE - Association for Dental Education in Europe, Education Research, Student Training and Research (STAR) Network, ADEE - Association for Dental Education in Europe
Track Selection: E
Description: This session builds on the Hands-on Workshop from China (2022) which focussed on the initial stages of curriculum development for a 5th curriculum Domain (Research) for the Graduating European Dentist Curriculum.
We had excellent engagement, with attendance from key IADR staff including Eric Reynolds, Chris Fox, Angus Walls, and Brian O’Connell. The initial discussions from the HoW were taken to the ADEE annual conference in August 2022, where further work developed areas of ‘competence’ for the new Domain, and began to put together some learning outcomes. EDSA (European Dental Students Association) had representation as part of the process.
The taskforce is now looking to bring a series of proposed learning outcomes, grouped under several areas of major competence, to IADR for consideration, primarily, by students. Educator views are also welcome at the session.

FLS #2: Endodontic Treatment: Changing of the Guard?
Speaker: Annie Shrestha (University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Microbiology/Immunology
Track Selection: C, E
Description: The balance between microbial virulence and host immune response determines the fate of disease versus healing. Apical periodontitis a chronic disease involving different levels of immune defense mechanisms. This presentation will delve into the complex interplay of immune cells and pathways involved in healing of apical periodontitis following endodontic treatment. Steadily growing interest is pointing to the role of systemic health effects on the overall immune response in apical periodontitis. Where do we stand in terms of elucidating the role of systemic health such as diabetes mellitus and immune responses? Role of immune cells and dysregulation due to diabetes mellitus in apical periodontitis will be discussed. This presentation will finally highlight some ongoing research using the principles of immune-modulation to overcome challenges in the endodontic treatment of patients with compromised health status.

FLS #3: Understanding Evidence Based BEHS-Research beyond “Systematic Reviews”
Speaker: Nitesh Tewari (Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Evidence-based Dentistry Network
Track Selection: E
Description: This focussed learning session will provide an insight into newer paradigms of evidence based dentistry such as evidence mapping and quality analysis, overview of systematic reviews and meta-synthesis pertaining to Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services. The session will have short lectures and a practical demonstration for better understanding and application.

FLS #4: Pitfalls in Measuring Dietary Exposure as an Oral Health Risk Factor
Speaker: Paula Moynihan (The University of Adelaide, Australia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Geriatric Oral Research, Nutrition Research
Track Selection: C
Description: Attendees will learn about different methods available to assess diet and how to select and apply methods appropriately. Gaps in knowledge on diet and oral health and the application of dietary methodologies to address these will be discussed Attendees will learn how the approach to dietary assessment can limit research quality and conclusions.

Friday, June 23, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

FLS #5: Publishing as an Young Researcher: Essentials, Challenges, and Opportunities
Speaker: Vinicius Rosa (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Dental Materials
Track Selection: C, E
Description: Publishing original and impactful research papers are perhaps one of the most important requirements to build up an independent scientific career. However, publishing a manuscript involves several, and equally important, phases that span from the acquisition of compelling data to the effective communication of the entire research process. As the years of postgrad training are mostly dedicated to the subject specialization and research activities, students are often only vaguely exposed to a myriad of aspects involved in the publication process that is generally championed by the supervisors and principal investigators. Thus, fresh graduates and early career researchers may not feel fully prepared to (or be even unaware of) many challenges involved in the publication process such as selecting the appropriate journal, coordinating with co-authors, preparing the draft and cover letter, and dealing with expectations and demands from the different parties involved in the peer-review process (editors, editorial board, admin and reviewers). In this Focused Learning Session, students and early career researchers will discuss the (i) essentials, challenges, and opportunities for effective communication of science and (ii) the editorial/reviewer perspectives toward successful submissions and publications.

FLS #6: Breaking Apart Saliva Secretion: from Health to Disease.
Speaker: Marcelo Catalan (Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Salivary Research
Track Selection: E
Description: This session will explain fluid secretion mechanisms in salivary glands. Also, it will describe different mouse models and clarify how the principles of healthy saliva secretion could be applied to the treatment of salivary gland diseases. Finally, it will discuss the newly reported ionocyte-like duct cells from salivary glands.

FLS #7: The Management of Dental Patients with Cardiac Pathology
Speaker: Rodolfo Molano (Universidad del Valle, Cali Colombia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Dental Anesthesiology and Special Care Research, Geriatric Oral Research
Track Selection: C
Description: Patients with cardiovascular pathologies are a common concern for dentists as treatment modifications are required to ensure safe care. This session will review basic cardiovascular pathologies and general adaptations to dental treatment, and will also address specific medical-dental management protocols that may apply depending on the type of cardiovascular compromise.

FLS #8: Homing vs Implanting Stem Cells for REP. Reality or Fiction?
Speaker: Claudia Brizuela (Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research
Track Selection: C, E
Description: Regenerative endodontics is one of the most exciting new developments in endodontics and have changed the vision and future to our specialty. This session intent to discuss stem cell homing versus implantation for regenerative endodontic protocols. Description of the protocols from the laboratory to the clinic as well as the clinic management of regenerative endodontics complications.

View the list of Focused Learning Session.
 

View the list of Hands-on Workshops. 

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

HOW #1: Meet-a-Mentor Networking Session for New Investigators
Organizer(s): IADR Global Headquarters
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
Description: The Meet-a-Mentor Networking Session format is designed to enhance the learning experience for new investigators. This is an opportunity for all new investigators to network with noted mentors in specific research fields. Senior scientists will lead motivational and realistic discussions about the paths they took during their academic careers.
Eight tables will be organized by research topic or career pathway and one mentor will be assigned to each table. When registering, participants do not need to select a specific table and are free to move among topics/tables during the session.

Attendance Limit: 72
Cost: $30

HOW #2: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) in Dental Education Research
Organizer(s): Jonathan San Diego (King’s College London, England, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Education Research
Description: This workshop is designed to promote an interactive discussion, a call to action, and a commitment from the research community to become more active partners as it relates to improving diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) challenges and issues in dental education research. Invited leading scholars and researchers will explore the current state and also identify emerging practices to further DEIB. In order to enhance the quality of research and innovation, DEIB approaches that minimize and reduce biases must be upheld in areas involving publication, research support, and research funding. Additionally, strategies must be designed and undertaken to address the following key areas: decolonizing the curriculum, inclusive education, cultural competence, creating a humanistic environment, racism, structural competency, inclusive and equitable recruitment and admissions practices, and gender equality. This also includes more inclusive representation in the sciences and dental research.
In this workshop, participants will outline, identify, and discuss DEIB issues and theoretical frameworks, and best practices for advancing DEIB impacting dental research and education, including their related implications. Additionally, they will take part in short vignettes and mini-case study scenarios, in dental research and education. Participants will further engage in discussions regarding how strategies can be used and adapted based on organizational cultures to move agendas forward related to DEIB topics. This includes assessing needs, identifying guiding principles and goals, and designing innovative strategies in dental education and research to address DEIB training needs, identify and propose guiding principles for related education research, fill knowledge gaps, and determine resources.

HOW #3: Enhancing Educational Research Projects
Organizer(s): Samantha Byrne (University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia); Michael Botelho (Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong) 
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Education Research, Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research
Description: This workshop is designed to guide participants through the process of designing their own education research project with a robust strategy to enhance outcome quality. Following engagement with pre-workshop materials, participants are invited to bring an education problem they currently face to the workshop. A list of nine provocations will be employed to enable participants to consider aspects of education research project design including how the research is positioned within established research paradigms, education theories, frameworks and pedagogies informing the research, and ethical considerations of the research. Participants will explore qualitative and quantitative methods in education research. Participants will discuss their research with one another and will leave the workshop with an enhanced research plan.

HOW #4: Supporting Dental Patients with Special Health Care Needs
Organizer(s): Carilynne Yarascavitch (University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Dental Anesthesiology and Special Care Research, Oral Health Research Group, Pediatric Oral Health Research Group, Prosthodontics Group
Description: Patients who require special care may have intellectual, physical, or mixed disabilities as well as complex systemic health concerns that create unique challenges for providing dentistry. Support provided may be non-pharmacological in nature, such as behavioral support, and also pharmacological, including local anesthesia and/or sedation. This multi-national interdisciplinary workshop will consist of presentations from experts with audience participation during facilitated case-based discussion. The session will begin with a pre-workshop knowledge reflection by participants (5 minutes) followed by a mini-lecture by experts to introduce the topic (10 minutes). Interactive case presentations (60 minutes) will use online polling to engage participants in decision-making before revealing how the pediatric or adult patient care was achieved, with discussion throughout. The session will close with a wrap-up mini-lecture reviewing clinical and research implications and a final opportunity to ask additional questions (10 minutes). A summary of take-home messages will be provided by the speakers prior to completion of a post-workshop knowledge reflection by participants (5 minutes). This session will provide inspiration for learners early in their dental career and engage and challenge paradigms of care for established providers. Attendees should bring a wifi enabled personal device to participate in online polling.

HOW #5: Facilitating Behavioral Change. A Step-by-Step Approach
Organizer(s): Arnaldo Perez (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada); Maryam Amin (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) 
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Education Research
Description: Behaviors play an important role in dental education and clinical practice, including screening, prevention, and management of oral diseases. Changing oral health behaviors is possible but challenging as behaviors are usually determined by many factors at different levels (e.g., individual, family, community). Research has shown that most interventions fail to change behaviors because they are not data driven and theoretically informed, so that what needs to be changed and how is largely assumed as opposed to assessed. Current approaches to facilitate behavioral change suggest that facilitators, including care providers, should engage in the following steps: (1) recognizing a health issue caused by behavioral factors, (2) defining a target behavior, (3) identifying behavioral determinants, (4) selecting and applying proper behavioral change techniques, and (5) evaluating the impact of the behavioral intervention. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to learn and practice the actions involved in each step through situations and scenarios similar to those they encounter in clinical practice. Despite the importance of behavioral change to provide patient-centered care and prevent and manage oral health diseases, this content is insufficiently covered in dental programs and continuing dental education courses.

View the list of Keynote Addresses.

Behavioral, Epidemiological and Health Research Services Research
Trendley Dean's Legacy and the Value of Observational Data
Loc Do (University of Queensland, Australia)

Non-Random Reflections on Oral Health Inequalities Research
Georgios Tsakos (University College London, UK)

Cariology Research
Contemporary Caries Management; Decision-Making Using the Minimum Intervention Oral Care Delivery Framework
Avijit Banerjee (King's College London, UK)

Craniofacial Research
New Advances in Gene Therapy to Repair and Regenerate Craniofacial and Dental Tissues
Brad Amendt (University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA)

Dental Materials
Fatigue Behavior of Bulk Fill Restoratives
Marcia Borba (University of Passo,São José, Brazil)

Unveiling the Potential of Melt Electro-writing in Regenerative Dental Medicine
Marco Bottino (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)

"Chameleon Effect" of Resin Composites: Optical Illusion or Physical Reality?
Rade Paravina (University of Texas at Houston, USA)

Microfluidic Organ-on-a-Chip Strategies for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research
Gopu Sriram (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Novel Machining and Sintering Technologies for State-of-the-art Digital Dentistry
Yu Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China)

International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology
Socioeconomic Inequities and Pain Over the Life Course
Flavia Kapos (University of Washington, Seattle, USA)

Psychosocial Perspectives on Painful TMDs: Mechanism, Measurement, and Management
Richard Ohrbach (University of Buffalo, New York, USA)

Too Many Decisions: Uncertainty in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
Justin Durham (Newcastle University, UK)

Lasers & Bio-photonics Group
Keynote Address: Bio-photonics-The Sui Generis Modality in Caries Prevention & Inhibition
Sonali Sharma (Army Dental Centre Research & Referral, Delhi, India)

Minimally Invasive Dentistry Network
Overview of the Principles of Caries Disease Management
Sandra Guzman-Armstong (University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA)

Neuroscience
Achievements and Challenges in Phenotyping the Chronic Orofacial Pain Patient: Unravelling the Mechanism-based Therapy
Paul Conti (Bauru School of Dentistry University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Pulp Biology and Regeneration Group
The Role of Stem Cells Beyond Pulp Regeneration
Nikita Ruparel (UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA)

Periodontal Research
Translational Research in Regenerative Periodontal Therapy: From the Lab to the Clinic
Anton Sculean (University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)

Salivary Research
Influences of the Irradiated Environment on Salivary Gland Dysfunction
Isabelle Lombaert (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
 

View the list of Symposia. 

A Research Agenda for Birth Cohort Studies: The GLOBICS Consortium
Organizer(s): Karen Peres (National Dental Center Singapore, Singapore)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Nutrition Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network

Achieving UNCRPD Through Research, Person-centred-care with IADR and iADH
Organizer(s): Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland); Gustavo Molina (Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Geriatric Oral Research, Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Dental Anesthesiology and Special Care Research

Action on Addressing Global Oral Health Inequalities for Vulnerable Groups
Organizer(s): Jennifer Gallagher (King’s College London, England, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Oral Health Research, Geriatric Oral Research

Advancing Dental Fear Research: Conceptualizations, Assessments, and Future
Organizer(s): Suher Baker (Momentous Technologies-WiFiesta Inc., Guilford, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pediatric Oral Health Research

Artificial Intelligence in e-Oral Health
Organizer(s): Faleh Tamimi (Qatar University, Doha, Qatar)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): e-Oral Health Network, Oral Medicine & Pathology, Canadian Association for Dental Research, IADR Africa and Middle East Region

Caries & Periodontal Diseases Consensuses in Latin America: Combining Strategies
Organizer(s): Nigel Pitts (King’s College London, England); Magda Feres (Guarulhos University, Brazil)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Cariology Research, Periodontal Research

Challenges in Regenerative Endodontic Therapy From The Bench-top to Chair-side
Organizer(s): Claudia Brizuela (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia); Gabriela Sanchez (Universidad de Concepcion, Chile)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research

Children’s Oral Health Disparities: Community-Based and Programmatic Prevention
Organizer(s): Francisco Ramos-Gomez (University of California – Los Angeles, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Pediatric Oral Health Research

Convergence of Behavioral Epidemiologic & Health Services Research for Oral Health
Organizer(s): Tamanna Tiwari (University of Colorado, Aurora, USA); Cameron Randall (University of Washington, Seattle, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Women in Science Network

Decoding Saliva: A Versatile Detection Tool for Tailored Patient Care
Organizer(s): Aylin Baysan (Bart's & The London Queen Mary's, London, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Minimally Invasive Dentistry Network,  Periodontal Research Group

Delays in Diagnosis of Oral Cancer – Causes and Minimizing Delays
Organizer(s): Saman Warnakulasuriya (King's College London, England, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Diagnostic Sciences, Oral Health Research, Evidence-based Dentistry Network, Network for Practice-based Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group, Clinical and Translational Research Group
Supported by: Henry Schein Cares Foundation

DELIVER: Using Deliberative Methods To Improve Oral Care Quality
Organizer(s): Matthew Byrne (University of Manchester, UK); Stefan Listl (Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, e-Oral Health Network

Do We Have Suitable Materials to Restore Carious Teeth Prepared by MID?
Organizer(s): Josette Camilleri (University of Birmingham, UK); May Mei (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Cariology Research, Dental Materials

Emerging Technologies and Strategies for Periodontal and Pulp Regeneration
Organizer(s): Marco Bottino (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA); Vinicius Rosa (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Dental Materials, Periodontal Research, Women in Science Network, Stem Cell Biology Research, Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Research

Evidence-informed Oral Health Systems & Policymaking: Opportunities & Challenges
Organizer(s): Christopher Vernazza (Newcastle University, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network

Exposomics in Oral Health Inequalities Research: Current and Future Perspectives
Organizer(s): Noha Gomaa (University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Clinical and Translational Science Network, Pediatric Oral Health Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology, Oral Health Research, Geriatric Oral Research, Diagnostic Sciences

From Research Evidence to Health Policy: Translation & Implementation Challenges
Organizer(s): Georgios Tsakos (University College London, London, UK); Carol Guarnizo-Herreno (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia); Finbarr Allen (University College Cork, Ireland)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Geriatric Oral Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network

Garbage In, Garbage Out in Digital Dentistry
Organizer(s): Walter Lam (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); James Kit-Hon Tsoi (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Ji-Man Park (Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, South Korea)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Digital Dentistry Research Network

Global Anti-Black Racism - Oral Health Justice in Education, Practice & Research
Organizer(s): Carlos Smith (VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research

Global Oral Health: Defining the Research Agenda
Organizer(s): Brian O'Connell (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, IADR Presidential Symposium

Generating Desirable Metadata for Dental Pulp Therapeutics
Organizer(s): Nikita Ruparel (UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA); Hal Duncan (Dublin Dental University Hospital, Ireland)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research, Neuroscience, Stem Cell Biology Research

GenNext: Up and Coming Investigators in Salivary Research
Organizer(s): Debora Heller (Boston University, USA); Harim Tavares dos Santos (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Salivary Research

HEAD and Neck Cancer in South America and Europe: HEADSpAcE Consortium
Organizer(s): David Conway (University of Glasgow, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology

Impact of Oral Healthcare Interventions on Social Inequalities in Oral Health
Organizer(s): Ankur Singh (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network

Integrating Evidence on Breastfeeding: Public Health, Nutrition, and Oral Health
Organizer(s): Helena Schuch (Harvard University, Cambridge, USA); Diep Ha (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Pediatric Oral Health Research, Cariology Research, Women in Science Network, Nutrition Research

Lasers and Bio-photonics in Orofacial Care. Opportunities and Challenges.
Organizer(s): Sonia Regina Bordin-Aykroyd (De Montfort University, Leicester, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Lasers & Bio-photonics Group, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics

Learnings From CariesOUT: CariesCare International Adapted for The Pandemic
Organizer(s): Stefania Martignon (Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia); Aldo Squassi (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Cariology Research, Pediatric Oral Health Research, Minimally Invasive Dentistry Network

Novel Technologies to Treat Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Diseases
Organizer(s): Debora Heller (Boston University, USA); Harim Tavares dos Santos (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Salivary Research

Oral Health Status, Dental Services, and Workforce in U.S. Hispanics
Organizer(s): Martha Mutis (Hispanic Dental Association, New York, USA); Jorge Delgado
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Oral Health Research

Peptides and Their Mimics: Next-Generation Multifunctional Therapeutics?
Organizer(s): Lisa Ryan (University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA); César de la Fuente (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA); Prasanna Neelakantan (University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA); Gill Diamond (University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Microbiology/Immunology

Potentials of Biofeedback Therapy for Dentistry
Organizer(s): Yoshizo Matsuka (Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan); Takashi Iida (Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM)

Promoting and Implementing Special Care Dentistry (SCD) in The Curricula
Organizer(s): Michael Botelho (Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Dental Anesthesiology and Special Care Research, Geriatric Oral Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Education Research

Pulp Immunomodulation, First Step to Regeneration
Organizer(s): Nelly Roa (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia); Tatiana Botero (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research

Race and Racism in Dentistry and Oral Health Research
Organizer(s): Roger Keller Celeste (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil); Aderonke Akinkugbe (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA); Rafael Bomfim (UFMS, Campo Grande, Brazil)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research

Recalibrating Research Ethics for Greater Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Organizer(s): Martin Zemel (National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina); Makyba Charles-Ayinde (International Association for Dental Research, Alexandria, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Education Research, Ethics Committee

Saliva and Periodontal Diseases - Treatment and Diagnosis
Organizer(s): Lina Marin (University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Salivary Research

Salivary Diagnostics
Organizer(s): Harim Tavares dos Santos (University of Missouri, Columbia, USA); Debora Heller (Boston University, Massachussetts, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Salivary Research

Seven Country European Prevalence Data on Toothwear and Dentine Hypersensitivity
Organizer(s): Nicola West (Bristol University, Bristol, UK); Anton Sculean (University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Periodontal Research, Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Cariology Research

Smart Dental Biomaterials for Oral Health
Organizer(s): Santiago Orrego (Temple University, Philadelphia, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Cariology Research, Dental Materials

Standardised Practice-Based Data for Oral Health Advocacy
Organizer(s): Sarah Baker (University of Sheffield, UK); David Williams (Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK); Georgios Tsakos (University College London, UK)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research, Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network

The Current Status of Feedback in Dental Education
Organizer(s): Peter Fine (UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK); Albert Leung (UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK); Ingrid Tonni (University of Brescia, Owensboro, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Education Research

The Suitability of Testing of Bioactive Materials. In Vitro, Ex Vivo, In Vivo.
Organizer(s): Josette Camilleri (University of Birmingham, UK); Bruno Cavalcanti (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research, Dental Materials

Titanium Repassivation After Implant Cleaning and Its Biological Ramifications
Organizer(s): Georgios Kotsakis (UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Implantology Research

Treatment of Stage IV Periodontitis: The EFP Clinical Practice Guideline
Organizer(s): David Herrera (University Complutense, Madrid, Spain); Eduardo Montero (University Complutense, Madrid, Spain)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Orthodontics Research, Implantology Research, Periodontal Research

Viruses in Oral Health and Disease 
Organizer(s): Afsar Naqvi (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
Sponsoring Group/Network(s): Oral Medicine & Pathology, Microbiology/Immunology, Periodontal Research

View the list of the WCPD Symposia. 

Action on Noma: a truly neglected tropical disease
Organizer(s):  Wendy Thompson (University of Manchester, UK); Peter Mossey (University of Dundee, UK)

Beyond Advocacy to Action for Oral Health: The Key Role of Civil Society
Organizer(s): Peter Mossey (University of Dundee, UK); Deborah Weisfuse

Exploring New Models of Oral and Dental Care for a New Era
Organizer(s): Jennifer Gallagher (King's College London, UK)

Oral health returning to the global health stage
Organizer(s): Habib Benzian (New York University, New York, USA); Eugenio Beltrán-Aguilar (York University, New York, USA)

Strengthening the oral healthcare system with technology
Organizer(s):  Rodrigo Mariño (Monash Health, Victoria, Australia); Harsh Priya (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India)

Transformative change to accelerate UHC for oral health
Organizer(s): Habib Benzian (New York University, New York, USA); Eugenio Beltrán (New York University, New York, USA)

WHO Global OH Actions: WHO will action ?
Organizer(s): Peter Mossey (University of Dundee, UK); Manu Mathur (Public Health Foundation of India, Haryana, India); Jennifer Gallagher (King's College London, UK)