IADR PRESS RELEASES

Alexandria, Va., USA — As the global battle to understand and eliminate the coronavirus continues, a new study published in the Journal of Dental Research demonstrates that testing of oropharyngeal secretions (OS) may reduce the number of false negative results from nasal swab testing of patients who have seemingly recovered from the disease.

Alexandria, Va., USA – Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research announced the Journal of Dental Research (JDR) 2-year Impact Factor in the “Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine” category at 4.914. This news comes from the just released 2020 Journal Citation Reports^® (Clarivate Analytics, 2019). The Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year and helps to evaluate a journal’s relative importance, especially when compared with others in the same field.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Jane A. Weintraub, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to serve as the AADR Vice-president. Her term will commence at the conclusion of the 98^th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which will be held in conjunction with the 49^th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 44^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from March 18-21, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) have elected Sonia K. Makhija, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, to serve as the 2020-2023 AADR Representative to the IADR/AADR Publications Committee.

Alexandria, VA, USA – Members of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) have elected Brian O’Connell, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, to serve as the IADR Vice-president. His term will commence at the conclusion of the 98^th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), which will be held in conjunction with the 49^th Annual Meeting of the AADR and the 44^th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), from March 18-21, 2020 in Washington, D.C., USA.