Distinguished Lecture Series Speakers
Hands-on Workshop #2 is sold out.
Lunch & Learning Tables #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #13 are sold out.
Meet-a-Mentor Lunch (students only)
Meet-a-Mentor Lunch Table #1 is sold out.
Each Scientific Group/Network has been given the option to invite a keynote speaker to give an overview of research in that area of expertise. Delegates can benefit from these 30-minute presentations by getting an overall understanding of what is currently being done in other disciplines. Note: The schedule information for all keynotes will be released in mid-December with the online Scientific Program.
Cariology Research
Brian Clarkson (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
Future Trends in Caries Research
Wednesday, March 19, 2:30 p.m.
Craniofacial Biology
Lynne Opperman (Texas A&M University, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA)
Translational Research and Technology in Craniofacial Development
Thursday, March 20, 10:45 a.m.
Dental Materials
Alex Fok (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
An Engineer’s Approach to Designing and Assessing Dental Restorations
Wednesday, March 19, 2:30 p.m.
Christopher N. Bowman (University of Colorado-Boulder, Colorado, USA)
Novel Polymers and Polymerization Approaches Toward the Next Generation of Dental Composites
Wednesday, March 19, 2:30 p.m.
Siegward D. Heintze (Ivoclar Vivadent, Liechtenstein)
Wear of Dental Materials and its Clinical Significance
Thursday, March 20, 8 a.m.
Pekka Vallittu (University of Turku, Turku, Finland)
Fiber-reinforced Composites as Medical and Dental Reconstructive Biomaterials
Thursday, March 20, 8 a.m.
Joe Oxman (3M ESPE)
Curing at Light Speed. Can We Defy Laws of Physics?
Friday, March 21, 8 a.m.
Jack Ferracane (Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA)
Is Carefree Bulk Filling of Dental Composite Restorations a Reality?
Saturday, March 22, 8 a.m.
Mineralized Tissue
John Bartlett (Forsyth Institute & Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Cambridge, Mass., USA)
Matrix Proteins and Proteinases in Normal and Pathological Enamel Development
Thursday, March 20, 10:45 a.m.
Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research
Imad About ((Faculte d’odontologie, Aix-Marseille Universite, France)
Direct Pulp Capping with Calcium Silicate and its Consequences
Thursday, March 20, 10:45 a.m.
Gottfried Schmalz (University of Regensburg, Germany)
Cell-based vs Cell-free approaches to Dental Pulp Regeneration
Friday, March 21, 8 a.m.
Salivary Diagnostics
Stefan Ruhl (SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA)
Studies on the Salivary Proteome – Oral Microbiome Interface
Thursday, March 20, 8 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2:30 P.M. – 4 P.M.
Benign Tumors of the Jaws: Paradigm Shifts in Research and Management
Sponsored by: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine & Pathology
Organizers: Ahn Lee (University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, PA, USA); Zachary Peacock (Oral and Maxilliofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA)
Improving Oral Health in Older Adults: Multiple approaches
Sponsored by: Geriatric Oral Research
Organizer: Bei Wu (Duke University, School of Nursing and Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA)
Surveillance of Periodontitis: Updates and Future Direction
Sponsored by: Periodontal Research
Organizer: Paul I. Eke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA)
THURSDAY, March 20, 8 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Enamel and Dentin Proteins: Stem Cell Biology and Therapeutics
Sponsored by: Craniofacial Biology, Mineralized Tissue, Stem Cell Biology
Organizer: Jeremy Mao (Columbia University, College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY, USA)
Biomarkers in Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF): Current Paradigm Shifts in Dentistry
Sponsored by: Craniofacial Biology
Organizer: Wellington Rody (University of Florida, Orthodontics, Gainesville, FL, USA)
THURSDAY, March 20, 10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
Regenerative Endodontics: Present and Future
Sponsored by: Pulp Biology and Regeneration
Organizer: Anibal Diogenes (University of Texas at San Antonio, Endodontics, San Antonio, TX, USA)
B Cell-mediated Inflammation and Disease: Mechanisms and Treatment Opportunities
Sponsored by: Microbiology/Immunology, Periodontal Research
Organizers: Alpdogan Kantarci (The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA); Barbara Nikolajczyk (Boston University, Microbiology, Boston, MA, USA); Shinya Murakami (Osaka University, Periodontology, Osaka, Japan); Jeffrey L. Ebersole (University of Kentucky, College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY, USA)
Omics Applications in Oral Health Research and Clinical Practice
Sponsored by: Oral Health Research, Periodontal Research
Organizer: Shinya Murakami (Osaka University, Periodontology, Osaka, Japan); M. A. Klukowska (Procter & Gamble Company, Mason, OH, USA); Alpdogan Kantarci (The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA)
Salivary Gland Organ Dynamics: From Development to Regeneration
Sponsored by: Salivary Research
Organizers: Matthew P. Hoffman (NIDCR/NIH, Matrix and Morphogenesis Section, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, Bethesda, MD, USA); Olga J. Baker (State University of New York at Buffalo, Oral Biology, Buffalo, NY, USA)
FRIDAY, March 21, 8 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Dental Therapists in the Oral Health Workforce: The Canadian Experience
Sponsored by: Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network, Pediatric Oral Health Research
Organizer: Kavita Mathu-Muju (University of British Columbia, Oral Health Science, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Biological Basis of Aging in Dental Assessment and Treatment
Sponsored by: Geriatric Oral Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology, Pharmacology/Therapeutics/Toxicology
Organizer: Ken Yaegaki (Nippon Dental University, Oral Health, Tokyo, Japan)
FRIDAY, March 21, 8 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.
Dental Research: Diverse Career Paths and Opportunities
Sponsored by: Women in Science Group, IADR Star Network and National Student Research Group
Organizers: Patricia Ines Diaz (University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA); Mary MacDougall (University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL, USA); Joshua Emrick (University of California – San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA)
FRIDAY, March 21, 10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.
An Interdisciplinary Framework for Pediatric Oral Health Research
Sponsored by: Behavioral, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research, Pediatric Oral Health Research
Organizer: Kimon Divaris (University of North Carolina, School of Dentistry, Koury Oral Health Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, USA)
Water Fluoridation: Safety Efficacy and Value in Oral Health Care
Sponsored by: Cariology Research
Chair: Stephen H. Abrams (Cliffcrest Dental Office ,Toronto, ON, Canada)
Moving Dental Composites Beyond Methacrylate-based Resins
Sponsored by: Dental Materials
Organizer: Jeffrey W. Stansbury (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)
Anti-Resorptive Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: Current Clinical Concepts and Research Advances
Sponsored by: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, American Association or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Organizer: Tara Aghaloo (University of California – Los Angeles, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA)
SATURDAY, March 22, 8 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
Revisiting the Hydrodynamic Theory in the Age of Molecular Pain
Sponsored by: Geriatric Oral Research, Neuroscience, Pharmacology/Therapeutics/Toxicology
Organizers: Tara Renton (King’s College London, Dental Institute, London, England); Andy Grant ((King’s College London, Dental Institute, London, England)
Molecular Mechanisms of Odontogenesis
Sponsored by: Mineralized Tissue
Organizer: Elia Beniash (University of Pittsburgh, Oral Biology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
New Perspectives on Zirconia: Implications of Metastability
Sponsored by: Dental Materials, Implantology Research, Prosthodontics Research
Organizer: Isabelle Denry (University of Iowa, Prosthodontics, Iowa City, IA, USA)
Toward an Academic Career in Dentistry: The NIH-MRSP Students’ Experience
Sponsored by: Education Research, National Research Students Group
Organizers: Kyle V. Holmberg (University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, USA); Conrado J. Aparicio , (University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, USA)