2018 Asia Pacific Dental Congress, that will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Manila Philippines.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
2018 APDC CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The 2018 APDC Scientific Committee invites dentists and dental students to submit abstracts
to be considered for either poster or oral presentation at the 2018 Asia Pacific Dental Congress,
that will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Manila Philippines.

The abstract submission has been closed for oral presentation.

Please click here to submit your abstract via APDC 2018 Abstract Submission Portal.

It is still possible to submit poster abstracts until 10th February 2018.

Presenters of this late submissions will be able to present their ePoster during the congress,
however, abstract itself will not be published in congress abstract book.

Abstracts should contribute to education, research, and clinical practice. The presenting author of
an accepted abstract must register for the congress and is required to be present at the requested
time by the scientific committee.

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

 The submission deadline has been extended until 15 January, 2018.

 All abstracts must be submitted on-line through the abstract submission system. Abstracts
that are sent via e-mail or fax will not be included in the abstract assessment process by the
Scientific Committee.
 All abstracts should be prepared in English.
 If an abstract is accepted for presentation, the first author must undertake to present it.
 Each participant may only submit one abstract as a presenting author. Further abstracts
having the same participant as the "presenting author" will not be taken into consideration by
 the Scientific Committee. In the case of having more than one abstract submitted by the same
presenting author, the Scientific Committee will select one of the abstracts randomly and
evaluate only this selected abstract.
 The presenting author assumes full responsibility of the content of the abstract and must
ensure that all other authors are aware of this content before the abstract is submitted.
 Presenting author is required to register the congress in order to have the abstract accepted.

Preparation of Abstracts

Accepted abstracts will be published in the Congress Abstract Book as they are submitted in the
abstract submission system. Since there will be no editing process on the abstracts, the authors
are required to avoid any typing errors, misordering of the authors, wrong spelling/writing about
the institutions, etc.

- Category: A main category that is relevant for your abstract must be selected during the
submission process. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to change the category during
the abstract assessment process.

- Presentation type: Abstracts can be presented as either oral or poster presentation.

Presentation type of the abstract should be selected during the submission process. The Scientific
Committee reserves the right to change the presentation type according to the availability of the
scientific programme.
Invited speakers (notified with a speacial letter) should select the "Invited Speaker" type. All
other abstract submissions should be make as the Oral or Poster presentation type initially.

- Author(s): First and last names, institutions, of the authors must be fully indicated correctly
and in the right order. The accepted abstracts will be published in the Congress Abstract Book
with the indicated author and institution names without making any adjustments.

- Institution(s): The institution(s) of the authors should be indicated fully with the "department"
and "institution" names while avoiding any abbreviations such as Dept., Inst., Hosp., etc. The
institution and city should be written in small letters while the initials of each word are written in
capitals.

- Title: Abstract title can contain maximum 250 characters. Capitalize the first word and all
proper nouns contained in the title and sub-title. Do NOT use all capitals. Clearly indicate the
nature of the study in the title (i.e.: case-control, randomized controlled trial, etc.)

- Abstract text: Abstract texts should not exceed 300 words. The title of the abstract, authors'
names, their institutions and keywords are not included in this limit.
Abstract texts should be consisting of four sections given below:
1. Introduction - A brief statement of the problem in a broad context and an explicit
explanation of why it has basic, translational, and/or clinical research importance. A clear
and concise statement of the research question(s) and the specific aims to answer the research
question(s).
2. Methods - Overview of the research methods used. Avoid non-essential technical minutiae
and discipline-specific jargon.
3. Results - Description of the results of the research.
4. Conclusion and Acknowledgements - This is the basic, translational, clinical, or public
health impact of your research. Acknowledgements and/or Funding Source for your recearch
if relevant can be included here. Please include reference to grant support, (including grant
number), and disclosure of any financial relationship the author may have with the
manufacturer/supplier of any commercial products or services.

- Images, tables, diagrams and graphs are not allowed in the abstract texts.

- Keywords: Keywords should not be included in any of the sections of the abstract text, and
written only in the section dedicated for keywords. Minimum 1 maximum 6 keywords can be
indicated. All keywords should be written in small letters and with a comma in between.

- Only generic drug names should be used.

- Please do not submit multiple copies of the same abstract.

- It is possible to make changes in the already submitted abstracts until 15 January, 2018 by
writing to Congress Secretariat (mrodic@kenes.com). It will not be possible to make changes
after this deadline.

- You can login to the abstract submission system with your username and password. Please note
your username and password for future use. If you forget this information, please get in contact
with the Congress Secretariat (mrodic@kenes.com).

- Please ensure that the e-mail address of the authors should be entered correctly to enable the
Congress Organizing Secretariat with you regarding the abstract. All information regarding the
acceptance, any required adjustments, and scheduling will be communicated through the e-mail
of the presenting author.

When the submission process finalized, you will see your abstract under the title "Submitted
Abstract". If your abstract is not seen there, please kindly turn back and check the steps of your
submission. Kindly note that "Not-Submitted Abstracts" will not be taken into consideration
during the abstract evaluation process without any further notification about completing the
submission of the abstract.

Upon submitting your abstract an e-mail including the "Abstract Number" and "Title" of your
abstract will be sent to the contact author who has submitted the abstract.
Notification Letters

All submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee following the abstract
submission deadline and the acceptance letters will be sent latest by 31 January, 2018 via e-
mail.

Relevant information about your abstract's presentation including the presentation date, time,
hall, presentation number will be included in the acceptance letters.

Presenting author of the abstract must be registered to the congress no later than 10
February, 2018.
Abstracts of the presenting authors who do not register to the congress and do not make the
registration payment by the deadline, will be cancelled, and removed from the final program
book.

Poster Display

2018 APDC Poster Wieving will be at SMX Convention Center.

Posters will be presented as electronical posters.

More detailed information will be provided in notification letters.

Questions?
If you need any further information, please feel free to email us at the:

 APDC 2018 Poster Committee, apdc2018postercom@gmail.com

 Congress Secretariat, mrodic@kenes.com

INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE REGISTRATION

Registration Desk Working Hours:

During the Congress, there will be a Registration Desk within the SMX Convention Center for on-site
registrations and for helping the participants in the issues related with their registration.
The operating hours of the registration desk will be announced.

Registration Information

Registration Early Bird Regular On-Site

Category (until 16 Feb.) (16 Feb.-6 May)
(7-11 May)

Dentists - APDF USD 200,00 USD 250,00 USD 350,00

Member Countries

Dentists – APDF USD 275,00 USD 385,00 USD 450,00

Non Member
Countries

Dental Hygienists & USD 100,00 USD 100,00 USD 150,00

Technicians &
Therapists *

Assistants / Office USD 150,00 USD 150,00 USD 150,00

Employees /
Students/ Nurses **

Industrial USD 100,00 USD 130,00 USD 175,00

Representatives *

Accompanying USD 60,00 USD 60,00 USD 60,00

Person

Gala Dinner USD 100,00 USD 100,00 USD 100,00

Registration fees for Dentist (APDF Member Countries), Dentist (Non - APDF Member
Countries), Dental Hygienists & Technicians & Therapists, Assistants / Office Employees / Students/
Nurses, Industrial Representatives include: Entry to all Meeting sessions, entrance to the exhibition area
and poster sessions, mini program, congress bag, Social Events except GALA NIGHT (by invitation)
$100.00.

Registration fee for Accompanying Person includes: ID Badge, Trade Exhibition Pass and Opening
Ceremony

Confirmation
Registration confirmation letter will be e-mailed within one week of receipt of the total registration fee.

Cancellation Policy

Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail, once the Congress Secretariat receives your full payment.

-Cancellations received before and on February 16, 2018; Full refund less $50 handling fee
-Cancellations received between February 17 – March 16 2018; Registration fee will be 50% refundable
-On and After March 2018: Non-refundable

All cancellations must be e-mailed to the Congress Secretariat Mrs. Pınar

Çobanoğlu pcobanoglu@kenes.com.
Refund of registration fee will be as follows:

In case of cancellation at any stage, Bank transfer admission fee (30 USD) will not be refunded - applicable
to Bank transfer payment only.

Notification of changes in reservation and/or cancellations must be done in writing to the Congress
Secretariat, Kenes M+, Mrs. Pınar Çobanoğlu pcobanoglu@kenes.com.

Payment Information

The official currency of the congress is US Dollar.

Payments should be made in advance by one of the two following means.

1. Bank transfer to:

§ Please make your wire transfer for your registration fee excluding the bank transfer charges.
ACCOUNT NAME: Kenes Uluslararası Kongre Turizmi ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.

BANK NAME: TÜRKİYE GARANTİ BANKASI A.Ş.

BRANCH: Topkapı Sanayi/286

SWIFT CODE: TGBATRIS XXX

IBAN (BIC) USD: TR04 0006 2000 2860 0009 0834 63

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 9083463

ADDRESS OF THE BANK: Maltepe Mahallesi Davutpaşa Caddesi No: 141 Zeytinburnu 34020
ISTANBUL/TURKEY

(A bank draft, in proof of your money transfer, should be sent with the registration forms)
2. By credit card:

Holders of Visa / Eurocard / Mastercard may use their cards for charging all costs. Please indicate card
number, expiry date and security code on the registration form. Please note that daily exchange rates will
be applied and slight differences on the total charged amount may arise due to fluctuations in the daily
exchange rates.

We regret that we are unable to accept personal, company, bank or US Dollar cheques.