IADR POHR Group Pediatric Dentistry Working Group Travel Award

•    IADR members who are also members of the IADR Pediatric Oral Health Research (POHR) group and reside in Africa are eligible to apply for the travel award.
•    Entrants must have submitted an abstract to the POHR group to be considered for presentation at the IADR meeting for which the award is given.
•    In addition, entrants can receive an IADR PDWG Travel Award only once.
•    Applicants must be IADR and POHR members in good standing.
•    Applicants must present their research at the IADR meeting in order to be eligible to receive the travel award.
•    Applicants can only apply under one category of the Pediatric Oral Health Research Group Awards in any given year.
 

The Award will be given on the basis of general excellence in research related to pediatric oral health as demonstrated by the abstract, and oral or poster presentation (either face-to-face or online presentation).

To apply, you must select the IADR Pediatric Dentistry Working Group (PDWG) Travel Award when submitting your abstract to the POHR scientific group for the IADR General Session & Exhibition.

In 2024, one (1) award will be granted to a person from an African country. The winner of the award will receive US $1,000 for expenses to attend the IADR General Session & Exhibition.

All abstracts submitted for the IADR General Session are subject to peer review within the scientific groups of the IADR. Abstracts submitted by PDWG applicants to the POHR will be reviewed. The presenting author of the abstract judged to be of the highest scientific merit will be selected as the award winner. The award is accompanied by a cash prize and a certificate.

2018 Recipient
Nneka Kate Onyejaka, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital

2017 Recipient
Danah Almubarak, King University, Saudi Arabia