Awards

AADOCR Hatton Competition

The American Association for Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) is entitled to send qualified individuals to compete in the IADR Hatton Competition and Awards. These individuals will be selected on the basis of an oral presentation competition to be held at the AADOCR Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

The competition is designed for junior investigators (junior, senior and post-doctoral) who exhibit potential for a productive career in dental research. Mentors are strongly urged to support and select a project for the competition that is original, well-planned, and carefully executed. Mentors are also urged to ensure that the correct Category for Competition is selected.

Award Prize

$1000 first place winners and $500 second place winners (one in each category)

Key Dates

Applications Open:

Jul 26, 2021

Applications Closed:

Oct 18, 2021

Eligibility

Must be U.S. citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States
MUST be AADOCR members
Entrants cannot have won previously in the same category

1. Submit an abstract for the AADOCR Annual Meeting via the normal online process by the abstract deadline date. On the abstract form, the entrant must be listed first, as primary author and presenter of the abstract entered for the competition. Co-authors, if any, should also be listed on both the abstract and the poster.
2. In the awards section of the online abstract submission process select AADOCR Hatton Competition. You will be prompted to answer eligibility requirement questions.
The AADOCR Edward H. Hatton Awards Committee will select the best 27 abstracts via a blind review of those who applied for the Competition and notify these individuals. All other abstracts will be subject to the AADOCR’s normal review process and, if accepted, will be placed in the appropriate session for the annual meeting.

The 27 competitors selected will submit an extended abstract —up to but not exceeding the 6 page limit which will be reviewed by the AADOCR Edward H. Hatton Awards Committee and which will be judged as part of the competition. This is intended to provide greater depth and perspective for the study than may be possible in an abstract. The extended abstracts are to be submitted online and instructions will be given.

The extended abstract should be organized under the following headings: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, References, and Figures/Tables (if necessary). References should be listed alphabetically. References and their citations should follow the style of the Journal of Dental Research.

Please note that references, footnotes, and diagrams are included in the 6 page limit. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the return of the extended abstract to the competitor for revision.
The AADOCR Hatton Awards Committee will judge the entries as follows:20% for extended abstract;
40% on verbal presentation (up to 10 minutes);
40% for question-and-answer period (not to exceed 5 minutes).

The AADOCR will select the six most outstanding presentations (2 in each category). The six AADOCR Hatton winners will be announced at the Opening Ceremonies of the AADR Annual Meeting & Exhibition. These winners will compete in the IADR Hatton Competition and Awards at the IADR/APR General Session & Exhibit in Chengdu, China.