Call for Abstracts – Research Oral and Poster Sessions

Call for Abstracts – Research Oral and Poster Sessions

3rd North American/Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference

October 16 – October 19, 2014 — We invite you to submit an abstract for presentation during the upcoming 3rd North American/Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference. Abstracts are being accepted for consideration for both oral and poster research sessions and are due by March 31, 2014. The poster session will be held on Thursday October 16 and the oral sessions will be held on Friday October 17, 2014. The goals of the research sessions are to:

1. Share original dental hygiene research with colleagues.
2. Identify topic areas of shared interest to foster collaborative research efforts.
3. Learn new ideas for furthering dental hygiene research work efforts.
4. Assess how the presented research supports dental hygiene research agendas.

Individuals submitting abstracts may be the primary presenter on only one abstract but may be the co-author on other abstracts. Presenters are not required to be the principal investigator of the study, but should be a member of the research team. Previously presented and published abstracts will be considered; however, acknowledgement must be made by providing the citation to the published abstract.

Research should pertain to published national research agendas, including but not limited to:

• The ADHA National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda (http://www.adha.org/research/nra.htm),
• The Canadian Dental Hygiene Research Agenda (http://www.cdha.ca/pdfs/Profession/Policy/research_agenda_102603.pdf),
• Healthy People 2020 (http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/tracking.aspx),
• The NIDCR Strategic Plan 2009-2013 (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Research/ResearchPriorities/StrategicPlan/),
• The CIHR Strategic Plan 2009-10 to 2013-14 (http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/documents/strat_plan_2009_e.pdf),
• Evidence-based patient-centered dental hygiene practice,
• An area of research significant to advancing the dental hygiene body of knowledge.

All presenters of accepted abstracts are expected to register for and attend the meeting. If an emergency arises and the presenter is unable to attend, he/she must notify the National Center for Dental Hygiene Research & Practice in writing prior to the meeting that he/she is withdrawing the abstract or naming a substitute presenter. Every effort should be made to arrange for a substitute presenter prior to withdrawal. All notices must be emailed to Ann Spolarich at AnnEshSpo@aol.com.

By submitting your abstract, you are agreeing to have it appear in the Conference Proceedings that will be jointly published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene and the Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene. The abstract is published by direct reproduction of the author-prepared abstracts. Abstracts will not be edited in any way. Thus, any error that appears in the submitted abstract will appear in the journals.

All presenters will be required to pre-register by July 15, 2014. When you receive your acceptance notification, you will notice that you are only provisionally accepted for the program in Bethesda, MD. Along with the acceptance notification will be a registration form. If you do not pre-register by the date given, your abstract will not be included in the printed program and you will not be allowed to present your abstract at the meeting. These measures are necessary for adequate space and fiscal planning. Presenters are responsible for their own meeting registration fees, transportation and lodging expenses.

Authors are asked to refer to the abstract preparation guidelines below. Submissions will undergo a

double-blinded review process by an external review committee. All abstracts must be submitted via e-mail to Ann Spolarich at AnnEshSpo@aol.com. Deadline for submission of abstracts is March 31, 2014. Notification to the authors of accepted or rejected abstracts will be made by May 15, 2014.

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