Abstract Submission
Information for presenters
The abstracts for presentation at the 55th ORCA Congress will be published prior to the meeting in Issue 4 of Volume 42 of Caries Research; this issue will be the only abstract book for the Congress.
Abstracts should be submitted before 7 January, 2008. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Programme Committee. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their abstract early in February 2008 and may be asked to revise their abstract. Any such< revisions must be submitted no later than Friday 25 February, 2008.
Presenters should note the following:
- The Congress focusses on research into dental caries and related topics.
- Abstracts must describe research that has not been published or presented already and has not been submitted to another meeting at the time of submission for the ORCA Congress.
- Authors may present only one paper at the Congress, but may co-author other papers.
- The presentation at the Congress should conform to the material in the published abstract. If a mistake is discovered after submission, please contact the Editor to discuss pre-publication revision. Major revision of abstracts is possible up to the end of February, and minor revisions (e.g. correction of numerical values) up to the end of April. If revision is not possible, the poster should fully explain the reason for any deviations from the abstract, either in the results or in the conclusions.
- Presenters who are not ORCA members should send with their abstract a supporting statement signed by a senior member of ORCA (‘sponsor’).
- Those who submit an abstract are committed to present the paper in person at the Congress. In the case of a non-member of ORCA, it is the sponsor’s responsibility that this requirement is met.
Presenters should:
- Ensure that they have the necessary funds to attend the Congress;
- Apply for any necessary visas in good time, to ensure that they can travel to the Congress to present their paper;
- Ensure that any abstract describing commercially-funded research has been approved by the funding company before submitting it.
- Abstracts must be written exactly according to the instructions given below.
- All presentations will be in poster form.
Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after 1 March, 2007. If an abstract is not withdrawn by that date, and the paper is not presented, neither the named presenter nor their sponsor will be allowed to present any paper at the following ORCA Congress.
Instructions for Authors of Abstracts
(1) Abstract. The abstract should state: the aim of the work; the experimental approach; the main results; the conclusions. The results should include only key numerical and statistical data; do not attempt to report data exhaustively. The conclusions should be explicit. Vague expressions such as ‘the results will be discussed’ could result in rejection of the abstract. The title should be 15 words or less. Give authors’ names on a new line, with the presenting author’s name indicated by an asterisk and authors’ affiliations distinguished by superscript lower-case letters. On a new line, give the presenting author’s email address, followed by brief authors’ affiliations (institute, city, country only). Example:
European Collaborative Study of Child Dental Health: Data for 5-Year-Olds
C. M. Pinea*, A-K. Bolinb
*c.m.pine@dundee.ac.uk; aUniversity of Dundee Dental School, U.K.; bKarolinska Institute,
Stockholm, Sweden
The text should not exceed 280 words. This word limit will be strictly enforced. Use 11- or 12-pitch font and 1.5 spacing. Include references only when they are absolutely essential and follow an abbreviated Caries Research format, but omitting the authors’ initials and the title, and using ‘et al.’ for multiple-author works. Example: [Main et al.: J Oral Rehab 1983;10:307-313]. Tables, photographs, graphs or diagrams are not allowed. Give the names of any sponsors in the last line of the abstract.
(2) Additional Items. On a separate page provide, in order:
- The authors’ names, with the presenter’s name marked by an asterisk;
- The abstract title;
- A one-sentence summary, not exceeding 25 words;
- Name, full postal address, telephone number, fax number and email address of the corresponding author.
- One or two of the following key phrases to assist in programming: Clinical studies;
De- and re-mineralization; Dental plaque; Diagnostics; Diet; Epidemiology; Erosion;
Fluoride; Hard tissues; Microbiology; Pulp-dentinal reactions; Caries risk assessment;
Saliva and pellicle.
(3) Abstract Submission. Preferably, submit your abstract in electronic form. A wordprocessor file (preferably MS Word), containing the abstract and additional information as outlined above can be emailed to the Editor at r.p.shellis@bris.ac.uk or, alternatively, mailed on a disk. If electronic submission is not possible, send printed copies of the abstract and additional items to Dr R. P. Shellis, Division of Restorative Dentistry, Bristol University Dental School, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY, U.K. The abstract and additional information should arrive before Monday 7 January, 2008.