IADR PRESS RELEASES

Alexandria, Va., USA — Since the onset of COVID-19 the potential risk of dental procedure spray emissions for SARS-CoV-2 transmission has challenged care providers and policy makers alike. The study, “Mechanisms of atomization from rotary dental instruments and its mitigation,” published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR), found that there are multiple mechanisms for atomization of fluids from rotatory instruments and that parameters can be controlled to modify key spray characteristics during the current crisis.

Alexandria, Va., USA – Members of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) have elected Ophir David Klein, University of California, San Francisco, USA, to serve as IADR Vice-president. His term will commence at the conclusion of the 99^th General Session of IADR, which will be held in conjunction with the 50^th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 45^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from July 21-24, 2021 in Boston, Mass.

"To be perfectly honest, early in my career I found it to be unsettling to be the only one or one of two or three members of an underrepresented minority in a session… Fortunately, things are changing for the better… My work as a member of the AADR Committee on Diversity and Inclusion has definitely allowed me to help develop mechanisms to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in dental research."

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-   Reginald W. Taylor, Texas A&M (Baylor) College of Dentistry, Dallas

Alexandria, Va., USA — The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for consensus on the definition of essential oral healthcare. The article “Pandemic considerations on essential oral healthcare” provides a layered model of essential oral healthcare, integrating urgent and basic oral healthcare, as well as advanced and specialist oral healthcare.

Alexandria, Va., USA – Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Alexandre R. Vieira, University of Pittsburgh, Pa., to serve as the AADR Vice-president. His term will commence at the conclusion of the 50^th Annual Meeting of the AADR, which will be held in conjunction with the 99^th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the 45^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from July 21-24, 2021 in Boston, Mass.