Poster Submission

1. Only E-Submission is accepted.
2. Abstract shall be no longer than 250 words and has to be submitted online.
3. Abstract title must be less than 15 words and express the essence of the presentation.
4. Use capital letters for abstract title.
5. No tables, charts or graphics shall be included in the abstract.
6. The abstract should not have been submitted and accepted at another State, National or International scientific meeting.
7. The presenter has to specify the type of presentation in the prescribed format (for example:- clinical/research/innovative)
8. Last date of submission : to be finalized
9. One poster may be authored by a maximum of 3 authors and all authors shall be registered delegtes at the time of abstract submission

E-Poster Guidelines

1. The file should be in PNG, JPEG format (preferably).
2. The file should be more than 7 MB and less than 15 MB in size (If submitting two images the combine size of two images should be less than 15 MB).
3. The file should be in landscape format (preferably).
4. LCD screen in horizontal format will be provided for display of E posters
5. Media : Pictures, graphs and tables can be included in the e-Poster.
6. Multimedia : Videos and music cannot be included in the e-Poster.
7. The official language of the meeting and all communication must be in English.
8. No commercial products endorsement will be permitted.
9. Authors and co authors shall be present at the time of poster presentation /judging.
10. Certificates will be given only to the authors /co authors who are present during the presentation /judging.
11. The presenter should adhere to the time limit for presentation.
12. All oral presentations regarding the poster shall be for a maximum duration of 2 minutes.
13. All E-Posters should be prepared in English.

Additional Submission Notes

The scientific committee reserves the right to propose alternative presentation formats.

Categories

1. Students (undergraduate students and interns)
2. Post Graduate Students and Faculties (attached to Colleges)
3. Practitioners.( No attachment to Colleges)

Types

1. Clinical
2. Research
3. Innovative

Group1

Undergraduate dental students (including interns)

Group2

Post- graduate dental students

The abstract should be formulated under the following headings:

Abstract Title :

(less than 15 words)

Aim or purpose :

In one brief sentence, provide the rational for the investigation and/or the question to be answered.

Materials and methods :

The experimental conditions should be reported briefly (i.e. age group, nature of the animals, sex, and approval from the Ethics Committee at the presenter’s institution). The clinical approach should be precise, and the period of time studied taken into account in the interpretation. The methods used should also be clearly indicated (i.e. image analysis, biochemical data, histological, immune histological or molecular probes used for the analysis of the data, statistical significance).

Results :

The results should be stated in a maximum of three sentences.

Conclusions :

This is any conclusion(s) that can be drawn from the presentation. This final statement is crucial because it supports the scientific value of the abstract.

Case study can be written under the heading :

Introduction, Case Report, Discussion, Conclusion

Abstract acceptance letters will be sent to the submitting author’s contact e-mail address he/she entered in the system.

By the judges/reviewers is based on

• Scientific or Clinical interest in the question to be assessed
• Sufficient data provided
• Innovation
• Clinical impact

By the voting process:

Authors can also get additional points by asking their friends, peers; faculty & friends to vote for their abstracts by posting their abstracts on AIPC FACEBOOK PAGE. These additional points will be considered for selection in case if there is a tie between 2 authors

The winners will be awarded IDA - Colgate All India Poster Competition Scholarship:

1st Prize: 25,000

2nd Prize: 15,000

3rd Prize: 10,000

Consolation prizes to all finalists

Last date for abstract submissions -

15th September 2017 for WDS and 21st January 2018 for IDC

Abstract acceptance letters will be mailed by -

17th September 2017 for WDS and 22nd January 2018 for IDC

Last date for uploading e-poster -

28th September 2017 for WDS and 02nd February 2018 for IDC

1st round of presentation -

6 to 8th October 2017 for WDS and 9 &10th February 2018 for IDC

Finalist Announcement -

8th October 2017 for WDS and 10th February 2018 for IDC

Grand Finale round at IDC -

11th February 2018

Winner Announcement -

11th February 2018