Clinical Cases Poster Award

Description:  This is a competition for the oral presentation of the full clinical approach of one (or more) Paediatric Dentistry clinical case(s), given by a young scientist. Candidates should be EAPD members in good standing who are under the age of 40 on the date of the EAPD Congress. 

Award: There will be 1 prize awarded. The winner receives an amount of €1000 and a certificate.
The winner is announced by the EAPD President at the Closing Ceremony of the Congress.

Procedure: EAPD members wishing to participate in this competition must submit their abstracts during the submission period of the EAPD Congress, indicating in the system that they are candidates for the Clinical Cases Poster Award. The Scientific Committee will review and evaluate all abstracts submitted for this competition.  Among eligible abstracts and based on their ranking, a limited number will be shortlisted for entry into the competition at the Congress.  The presenting authors of the shortlisted abstracts will be informed by the Scientific Committee and must present their clinical cases as an Oral Presentation at the relevant EAPD Clinical Cases Award Competition session at the Congress. The abstract should be presented by the pre-assigned presenting author otherwise the abstract will be withdrawn from the competition but can be presented as a regular abstract.  The presentation by each shortlisted candidate will be judged by three senior members of the EAPD, who will decide on the winner for this award.
Abstracts that were not shortlisted for entry into the Clinical Cases Poster Award Competition may still be accepted for Poster presentation at the Congress. 
Clinical Case(s) abstract and presentation requirements: All abstracts submitted for the EAPD Clinical Cases Poster Award Competition should follow the instructions for authors regarding ‘clinical case report abstracts’ as they appear in the ‘Abstract submission guidelines for authors’ section.