Description:
- A research project completed during postgraduate program or residency program of the author.
- Submitted abstracts and manuscripts will be evaluated and the top 6 manuscripts will be the qualified as finalists and will be presented during the conference, 3 of which will be the winners: 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place.
- The allotted time of presentation will be 15 minutes for summary and 5 minutes for Q&A from the judges.
- Only submitting author will present and get a certificate.
- Non-confirmation of author to present on the specified time will disqualify his/her nomination and will be replaced by the next ranking candidate.
- Submitting a POSTER format for all categories is mandatory. If you are not selected as a Finalist, your poster will be Displayed on E-Poster Stations instead.
- Each E-Poster must be submitted as a single page PDF document with a size of 3840 pixels (Height) x 2160 pixels (Width) in Vertical/Portrait Orientation
Eligibility:
- Author must be currently enrolled in a Dental Specialty Training Program or just recently received a Postgraduate Certificate maximum 18 months prior to the GDRA submission deadline.
- In addition to abstract, author should submit the research in manuscript format including research elements (Thesis format is not accepted).
- Published research might be eligible for competition under special circumstances.
Abstract Submission Rules:
- Author must be SDS Active Member by January 2025
- Abstracts must be submitted via the online abstract submission portal only.
- Abstracts must be submitted with the formatting as stipulated in these Guidelines or they will not be accepted: The abstract format must include : Title, Objectives, Methods, Results (data and statistical analysis [where appropriate] and Conclusions.
- Abstract should be submitted with blinding of authors’ names and institutions.
- Abstracts will be reviewed as submitted by the abstract deadline. No changes to the abstract text, including correcting typographical errors, incorrect data, etc. will be permitted after this date
- Authors may submit up to 2 abstracts but present only 1 abstract (e.g. 1 abstract as presenting author and other abstract as co-author)
- If the submitter chooses an irrelevant specialty, the Committee will adjust the specialty accordingly. (e.g. Endodontics, Periodontics, etc.)
- If the submitter chooses an irrelevant category, the Committee may ask the author to resubmit the abstract to the accurate category.
- Submitting the same abstract by two different authors will cause excluding of both
- Submitting the same abstract to two different awards will cause excluding of both.
- Agreement form should be signed from other authors, otherwise will not be accepted.
- Abstracts of unfinished research will not be evaluated.
- Previously published abstracts (in print or any electronic format) or those presented at another meeting are not allowed.
- The submitting author must disclose any personal or co-author potential conflict of interest.
- A plagiarized abstract is disqualified.
- The Abstract content must meet the standard of an academic/scientific presentation.
- For abstracts selected as Finalists, PowerPoint presentation (PPT) should be submitted within 2 weeks from the date of the acceptance email. Delay in submission of the presentation may result in cancellation.
- For any accepted abstract, the poster format previously submitted in JPG/PNG/PDF format will be used for poster display for the duration of the event. Any updated poster should be submitted within 2 weeks from the date of the acceptance email.
Ethical Guidelines:
- Authorship – Submitted cases should be of the clinician’s original work, and properly documented. Student or Resident Authors should have submitted cases approved by the Training Center Director and Case Supervisor/s.
- Ethical Approvals (IRB)– Case Reports should be conducted in full accordance with ethical principles, evidence based guidelines, dental health code and abide with local laws and regulations