Policies of the AADR

Corporate Sponsorship is necessary and welcome in fulfilling the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) mission to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health worldwide, to support and represent the oral health research community, and to facilitate the communication and application of research findings.

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The AADR has released many science policy statements. Review them all to see where AADR stands on many important topics in science and dental research. 

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The AADR Professional Conduct at Meetings Policy outlines our expectations for all those who participate in the AADR/CADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

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The Terms of Use and other rules, guidelines, licenses, and disclaimers posted via the site or in connection with the materials and services constitute the entire agreement between IADR and you

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The definitions of the different document types that are typically provided. These include definitions for Position statements, Policy statements and White papers.

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The American Association for Dental Research (AADR), as a Division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), located at 1619 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, is committed to respecting the privacy of information provided during your visits our websites, www.iadr.org and www.aadr.org.

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The AADR Healthy Meetings Policy supports AADR’s mission to promote the improvement of oral health worldwide and its goal to serve as an exemplar of the latest evidence promoting oral as well as overall health.

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This policy is in compliance with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guide Notice NOT-OD-21-002. 

The standard of behavior at AADR is that all investigators part of any AADR-funded grants receiving Public Health Service (PHS) funded research scrupulously avoid conflicts of interest between the interests of the AADR,  on the one hand, and personal, professional, and business interests on the other. This includes avoiding potential financial and actual conflicts of interest, as well as perceptions of conflicts of interest. 

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