RESEARCH DAY 2021

1:00pm - 2:00pm	Keynote Presentation
2pm - Friday, February 19th at 5pm	Research Day Poster Session Open to UM faculty, staff & students (link coming soon)
2:15pm - 4:30pm	411 Short Talks - Judging Session By invitation only

Research Day 2021 will be highlighted with a Virtual Poster Session that opens Thursday, February 18th.

• The Poster Session will be behind the MiTools firewall and access available with umich unique name and password.
• Each abstract submission will result in a poster visible through the Virtual Poster Session.

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Research Day 2021 will be a virtual event.

Abstracts will be pre-judged with finalists identified to present on Research Day at the live Judging Session on Thursday, February 18th from 2:15-4:30pm.

Finalists will be identified after February 1st and informed via email that they will be presenting during the live judging session.

Presentation will be a 411 Model - 4 Minutes to present their research using 1 presentation (up to 4 slides) and responding to 1 question. Professional dress is required for finalist presentations

PRESENTER PROCESS AND PREPARATION FOR 411 JUDGING

• Finalists have a maximum of 4 PowerPoint slides for presentation.
• The presentation is Four (4) minutes for your presentation and one minutes for a response to a question. The Committee will hold you to this time. It is advisable to rehearse your presentation prior to the meeting to ascertain that the time is not exceeded.
• Cover the same material as reported in the abstract.
• Give an opening statement to acquaint the Judges with the nature and purpose of the study.
• Briefly describe procedures and materials. Define all trade names first, then use generic names throughout. All compounds and drugs must be identified.
• Allocate most of the presentation time to the results of the study. State the results simply and clearly so that significant facts can be readily identified.
• Conclude the presentation with a brief summary of the essential results you believe were demonstrated by the experimental data.

AWARDS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR 2021 RESEARCH DAY COMPETITION

Category & Eligibility	Category 1 Clinical, Public Health, Behavioral and Education Research	Category 2 Basic Science Research and Translational Science
Degree Seeking students: DDS, Hygiene, Masters and Undergrad students	1st Place Award Finalists	1st Place Award Finalists
PhD Students (DDS/PhD) and Postdoctoral Trainees	1st Place Award Finalists	1st Place Award Finalists
SCADA/Dentsply Award Eligibility - D1, D2 or D3 or DDS/PhD only	1st Place - Goes to top ranked score of current DDS or DDS/PhD eligible student Award: Expenses paid for presenting at AADR (membership, registration, hotel, flight)
AADR Student Travel Award: Enrolled student who has an approved abstract to present at AADR	Top Research Day Finalist who is also presenting at AADR/IADR in July 2021 Award winner announced in April 2020 Travel support
Dental Hygiene Awards	TBD

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY

The research may not have been published (even as an abstract) or presented at any national or international meeting (excluding state, regional or institutional meetings) prior to submission. Students at all levels, Postdoctoral Trainees and research staff are encouraged to participate.

The individual participating in the competition must be from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, or the research must be in direct collaboration with a faculty member from the School of Dentistry.

If an abstract is submitted, the presenter(s) are committing to provide a poster via PDF of the titled abstract submitted no later than Monday, February 15th, The poster will be uploaded to the Research Day 2021 virtual event.

Note: Judging eligibility has been changed for 2021 (See judging info below)

Information required for the abstract submission includes:

• Presenter name(s) and umich email
• Title of abstract/poster
• Faculty Mentor and Department
• Authors
• Abstract text (2,000 character limit)
• Sources of financial support
• Level of training (student, postdoc, staff)
• Judging info

RESEARCH CATEGORIES

Please keep in mind that the category you select during the application process is the category in which you will be judged. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your faculty advisor for advice on the best placement of your research.

1. Clinical, Public Health, Behavioral and Education Research: focus on clinical research questions in general dentistry or one of the clinical dental specialties and may focus on diagnostic approaches, interventions and/or prevention and/or may evaluate clinical techniques, materials or devices directly related to oral health care. This category also includes educational research, epidemiology, public health, community-based, and/or public policy research.
2. Basic Science and Translational Research: generally hypothesis-driven projects involving some aspect of basic or translational sciences. Translational research pertains to studies that investigate the application of basic science findings to clinical situations. Research in this category may address a technique or method involving a biological or physical science.