IADR PRESS RELEASES

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque is a Professor and the Director of Oral Viral Pathogenesis Group at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Webster-Cyriaque received her D.D.S. from State University of New York at Buffalo and her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on oral and maxillofacial as well as oral disease in immunocompromised individuals. Webster-Cyriaque is the 2019 Chair of the AADR Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.

"I come from a multiracial country and was not familiar with the concept of underrepresented minority (URM). It was not until I moved to the United States that I understood the importance of representation from every ethnicity. Since then, I have tried to serve as a role model for URMs and other groups interested in what I do."

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- Roger Arce, Assistant Professor of Periodontics, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) applauds the addition of Oral Health to the Series from the Lancet Journals. This two-part series is an excellent compilation of global epidemiologic data on the health and economic burden of oral diseases, the social and commercial determinants of oral diseases, and the neglect of oral diseases in larger global health policies. This Lancet series provides a superb advocacy tool to advance the imperative that oral diseases must be addressed as part of primary health care and universal health coverage along with other non-communicable diseases.

Alexandria, VA, USA – 2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century the JDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease. To celebrate, the JDR is featuring a yearlong, monthly commemorative article and podcast series that highlights topics that have transformed dental, oral and craniofacial research over the past 100 years.

The recordings from the 97^th General Session of the IADR, which was held in conjunction with the 48^th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 43^rd Annual Meeting of the CADR, gives you access to the slides and audio from a number of the educational sessions. The three Distinguished Lecture Series speakers, 45 symposia and the 7^th IADR Academy were recorded and are housed in the IADR CE On Demand library. This member benefit gives IADR members the ability to view recordings of cutting-edge presentations from IADR and AADR meetings, and at the conclusion of each recorded session a brief quiz may be completed for ADA CERP credit. See which sessions were recorded by reading more or login to your member portal to take advantage of this member benefit right now. 

A maximum of 67.5 continuing education hours are available from this meeting.