IADR Geriatric Oral Research Awards
Supported by J. Morita Corporation
The Geriatric Oral Research Group (GORG) offers awards that aim to foster research in geriatric oral health among investigators; the J. Morita Award, pre-doctoral category; the J. Morita Award, post-doctoral category; and the J. Morita Jonathan Ship Award.
The J. Morita Award for Junior Investigators
There are three categories for the J. Morita Award: pre-doctoral applicants, post-doctoral applicants, and dental student applicants for original work in geriatric oral research that is judged to be meritorious.
The J. Morita Award invites junior investigators to apply according to the following criteria:
- Pre-doctoral award: for those pursuing a PhD, DrPH or equivalent in a field not in clinical dentistry (not pursuing a clinical degree or have one such as DDS, BDS, DMD) to encourage our colleagues in related fields doing geriatric oral research.
- Post-doctoral award: for those already with a DDS, BDS, or DMD (or equivalent) and/or a PhD (or equivalent). Those individuals who are university faculty members must be instructors or assistant professors (or equivalent junior faculty rank) or in a post-doctoral position.
- The Jonathan Ship Award (dental student category): for students pursuing a doctorate in clinical dentistry (DDS, BDS, DMD or equivalent). Promoted to encourage dental students to pursue the field of geriatric oral research.
Eligibility, Selection, and Application for all Awards
Eligibility:
- Applicants must have conducted their own original research in geriatric oral health, and they must submit their research findings as an abstract for presentation at a GORG session at the IADR meeting in the year of application.
- In submitting their abstract for either an oral or a poster presentation, applicants must abide by the conditions specified by IADR, including the requirement to present the paper in person at the applicable meeting.
- For abstracts with multiple authors, the applicant need not necessarily be listed as the first author, but must be the presenting author.
- No person may receive two IADR awards at the same meeting.
- Applicants may be IADR members or non-members.
Selection:
A judging panel appointed by the Awards Committee Chair will evaluate each applicant's research based on information presented in the abstract submitted for the IADR meeting, an additional extended abstract describing the research in greater detail, and the presentation by the applicant at the meeting. Each award includes a monetary prize and a certificate. The award recipients will be announced at the GORG Annual Business Meeting held during the IADR General Session. All award candidates are strongly encouraged to attend the business meeting.
The panel will use the following criteria:
- Importance of the research question: Does the research address basic mechanisms of aging, occurrence of disease or disorders in the aged, and/or prevention and treatment of those diseases or disorders?
- Originality and scientific design of the investigation: Is the research new, and is the design of the research appropriate to address the research questions?
- Appropriateness of methods and analysis: Does the research use appropriate experimental methods and analytic techniques?
- Soundness of conclusions: Are there appropriate interpretations of the results, and do conclusions relate clearly to the research questions?
Application:
When completing the abstract form for the IADR General Session, applicants for the J. Morita awards should 1) indicate their student status and 2) request review by the Geriatric Oral Research Group. All applicants submitting abstracts for Geriatric Oral Research scientific sessions will subsequently be identified and contacted by the Chair of the Awards Committee after the closing date for submission of abstracts (February 5, 2010), inviting them to apply for the award by submitting additional documents.
Additional information about the awards can be obtained from:
Dr. Domenica G. Sweier
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 North University Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078 USA
Voice: (734) 647-3888
FAX: (734) 936-1597
Geriatric Oral Research Award Recipients 2009:
J. Morita Awards
1st Prize – Post-doctoral Category – Renata Cunha Matheus Rodrigues Garcia
2nd Prize – Post-doctoral Category – Qian Xie
Jonathan Ship Award
Shelbi Mehrazarin
KaVo Award
Dan McKenna
