Undergraduate and postgraduate students are encouraged to share their work in the following areas:
Clinical Case
Porcelain Veneers (1 or more porcelain Restorations)
Direct Composite Bonded Veneer (1 or more Restorations)
Class IV Bonded Restoration(s)
Bleaching
Anterior All-Ceramic Crown(s)
Anterior Bridge All-Ceramic Bridge
Anterior Implant Crown(s)
OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE CASE TYPES
Material Science
For Clinical Case Submissions
General neatness and flow of information
Abstract and/or Introduction explain chief complaint and problem
Clear presentation of Treatment Plan and Materials used
Degree of difficulty of case
Esthetic outcome of case
For Material Science
General neatness and flow of information
Abstract and/or Introduction explain hypothesis and problem
Clear presentation of Methods and Materials
Relevance to clinical dentistry, proper references
Conclusions logically follow as a consequence of or adequately qualify the results presented.
To enter the AACD Poster Competition, you must follow the guidelines below:
AACD Membership is required for participation in this competition. Click here to join AACD.
Your poster and a completed AACD Poster Competition Submission Form, must be submitted to university@aacd.com no later than March 14, 2022.
All poster submissions must have faculty approval and signature
Poster must be submitted as a pdf
In large letters at the top of the poster, be sure to include the title, author name(s), and the institution, if applicable, where the work was completed.
For Clinical Case Submissions: Describe your case presentation type and outcomes you have tried to attain. There should be some description to the types of materials used and disciplines involved.
Poster must include the following (8) eight photo** views:
Full Face (frontal view) – 1:10, before and after
Full Smile (frontal view, non-retracted) – 1:2, before and after
Retracted (front view) – arches slightly separated – 1:2, before and after
Occlusal View – 1:2, before and after of the arch treated
**Photos should be in jpg format and cannot be altered except to crop or adjust the contrast. All work done should be your own work and original in nature under the supervision of your faculty mentor(s).
For Material Science Submissions: Describe your hypothesis, problem, methods and materials used. You should also include the names and manufacturers of materials used in the study. Only In Vitro (Bench Top) cases will be accepted. Details and description as to how the study was run, discussion as to any previous work in the area including citations will be required. The final results attained and their clinical relevance in esthetic dentistry will be of importance in the final evaluation of the project. Individuals submitting a materials science poster may choose to present data/charts to support their abstract, but it is not required. Any work shown, not the author(s) of this poster, must have references as to origin.
Students will be notified if their poster has been accepted into the competition. Notification will be sent via email along with other instructions.
Disclaimer:
Posters will be judged by a panel of AACD members unaffiliated with the Credentialing arm of the Academy. In consideration that participants are beginning to explore education in cosmetic dentistry, the AACD Credentialing standards will not be applied to the judgment of this poster session. Recognition in the poster session does not imply compliance with the AACD's Credentialing Standards nor does it imply the achievement of Accreditation or Accreditation-level dentistry.
Poster session winners will be acknowledged on April 22, 2022.
Undergraduate Clinical Case |
First place: $200; Second place: $150; Third Place $100 |
Postgraduate Clinical Case |
First place: $200; Second place: $150; Third Place $100 |
Undergraduate Materials Science |
First place: $200 |
Postgraduate Materials Science |
First place: $200 |
Posters should share all necessary information and emphasize graphics and photos.
Draw a rough sketch of your poster first. You may find it helpful to use graph paper and post-it notes to better visualize where the components of your presentation will go.
Space your information proportionally by dividing your poster either horizontally or vertically into three or four sections. Then place related materials (e.g. photograph with accompanying text) close together and highlight it by framing with blank space.