Abstract Submission

They must be a registered delegate at the time of submission of abstract to enable online submission.

Abstract can be submitted under 3 categories and 3 Types

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

• Only E-Submission is accepted.
• Abstract shall be no longer than 250 words and has to be submitted online.
• Abstract title must be less than 15 words and express the essence of the presentation.
• Use capital letters for abstract title.
• No tables, charts or graphics shall be included in the abstract.
• The abstract should not have been submitted and accepted at another State, National or International scientific meeting.
• The presenter has to specify the type of presentation in the prescribed format (for example:- clinical/research/innovative)
• Last date of submission : to be finalized
• Acceptance of the paper shall be sent one month in advance by the Scientific Committee Convener.

Presentation (PPT) Guidelines

• The presenter should adhere to the time limit for presentation. All oral presentations will before a total duration of 10 minutes [ 8 min presentation + 2 min discussion ]
• File format should be Powerpoint [.PPT]
• Only Single screen multimedia projectors will be provided for presentation.
• The official language of the meeting and all communication must be in English.
• No commercial products endorsement will be permitted.
• Authors and co authors shall be present at the time of presentation.
• Certificates will be given only to the authors/co authors who are present during the presentation.
• The full scientific programme along with synopsis of papers/lectures shall be given to the delegates at the time of registration.
• Various categories of speakers shall be clearly informed before hand the hospitality and the facilities offered to them.
• The dental surgeons invited as speakers should be IDA members and should be registered for the conference except foreign speakers and speakers from other faculties.

Students & Interns

One presentation may be authored by a maximum of 3 authors and all authors shall be registered delegates at the time of abstract submission.

Post Graduate Students and Faculties :

Each registered delegate can submit only one scientific abstract.

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 selected abstract participants can choose any location (WDS or IDC) for presenting their abstract

WDS :- 6th to 8th October

• The Participants for 1st round should be ready with their presentation at the venue 1st round presentations will be conducted for 3 consecutive days. Participant needs to be present at the assigned slot for the Presentation. (6th-8th october)
• The finalist of WDS will be announced on the 3rd day of the competition i.e. 7th October 2018. The list will be displayed on the official website (www.postercompetition.org.in) on 11th October 2017
• They will be called on the 3rd day of Indian Dental Conference 2018 for the Grand finale round of competition.

IDC:- 9th to 11th February

• The Participants for 1st round should be ready with their presentation at the venue 1st round presentations will be conducted for first 2 days of IDC(09th,10th February2018). Participants need to be present at the assigned slot for the Presentations.
• The finalist of IDC will be announced on the 2nd day of the competition. (10th February 2018)
• Selected finalists will be called on the 3rd day of Indian Dental Conference 2017 for the Grand Finale round of competition.

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