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September, 2011, Newsletter
Message from the President
Dear Colleagues,
It is a great honor to represent you as the president of the Cariology Research Group. In this first newsletter after the 2011 IADR
meeting in San Diego, I would like to thank all the participants who made the meeting a great success, either by raising the level of
caries research by the presentation of novel and interesting investigations or by stimulating fruitful discussions during the Cariology
Group scientific sessions. Further details of the activities held in the meeting can be found below in this newsletter.
After the San Diego meeting, I had the chance to represent the IADR Cariology Research Group, along with IADR Executive
Director Christopher Fox, on the Workshop for Effective use of Fluorides in Asia, held in Phang-Nga, Thailand, from March 22nd to
24th, with support from the WHO, FDI and IADR. Presenting the theme “Fluoride Research: Unfinished Task”, I could point out the
undoubtful oral health advances brought by the research on fluorides and indicate wide avenues for future investigation. Concluding
that research on fluoride (or caries) is an “unfinishing” task, I embraced the Cariology Research Group leadership on caries and
related subjects research. The proceedings of the Workshop, focused on the discussion on fluoride use in Asian countries, will be
published in the January issue of Advances in Dental Research.
In our future agenda, the 2012 AADR meeting in Tampa, Florida in March and IADR meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July promise
plentiful activities for the Cariology Research Group members; I encourage you all to save these dates and help us make these
congresses highly profitable.
I wish you an enjoyable end of the year and all the success in your research.
Livia Tenuta
President
IADR Cariology Research Group
Message from the Secretary
Upcoming elections: we are starting the process for the election of the following office positions:
- President Elect (2012-2013)
- Group Program Chair (2012-2014)
- Symposium/L&L Organizer (2012-2014)
- Secretary/Treasurer (2012-2015)
Voting members will be contacted soon with additional information. If you would like to submit nominations (self-nominations
allowed), please contact us. A short-biography should be sent along with the potential candidate name.
At the end of this newsletter, please find the contact information for the officers of the Cariology Research Group. If you have any
announcements or information that you would like to share with other Group members, I encourage you to send them to me
(ahara@iupui.edu) to be published in the next newsletter.
The next newsletter will be sent in the Spring of 2012 with more detailed information regarding our Group's agenda for the Tampa,
FL and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil meetings.
I wish you all a safe and productive Fall 2011.
Anderson Hara
Secretary/Treasurer
IADR Cariology Research Group
Minutes of the 2011 Annual Business Meeting
Thursday March 17, 2011, 5-6pm, IADR General Session, San Diego, California
Room 24A (SDCC), San Diego
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by Secretary/Treasurer Anderson Hara, who chaired the meeting. Ben Amaechi
(President), Livia Tenuta (President Elect), Franklyn Garcia-Godoy (Immediate Past President), Margherita Fontana (Group Program
Chair) and Carlos González-Cabezas (Symposium and L&L Organizer) completed the team of officers present. A total of 38 members
were in attendance. Minutes of the 2010 IADR CRG Business Meeting in San Diego, previously distributed electronically (group’s
newsletters) to members, was unanimously approved.
President’s report presented by the President Dr. Ben Amaechi:
Dear Colleagues,
First and foremost, I thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to serve you as the president of the IADR Cariology Research
Group (CRG). Although 2010 went so fast, our group made impressive contributions in global cariology activities. CRG was involved
in the IADR “Grand Challenge” Task Group on Dental Caries of the IADR Global Oral Heath Inequalities – the research agenda. The
task group on dental caries, chaired by Professor Nigel Pitts, was charged with the duty of identifying the (1) global Inequalities in Oral
Health and Disease, and likely reasons to account for these Oral Heath Inequalities, (2) fundamental gaps in knowledge and
understanding, (3) reasons for failure to implement at scale measures which have been shown to be effective in research studies, (4)
priorities for both basic and applied research, and (5) to develop a three to five year research agenda, which will lead to key
improvements in global oral health. CRG also participated actively in the Joint ORCA-ADEE Workshop on the Development of a
European Curriculum for Cariology held in Berlin. The products of these two activities will soon be published in scientific journals.
CRG was also called to participate in the review of the newly established IADR-Colgate Community-Based Research Award for
Caries Prevention. We are very thankful to Drs. Helen Whelton, Hendrik Meyer-Lückel, Woosung Sohn, Stefania
Martignon and Christopher Okunseri for helping with this review process. We also express our gratitude to the CRG members
of the executive that reviewed the Lions IADR/Lion Dental Research Award for Junior Investigators, when the CRG was called to
participate in this review. On request of the AADR Science Information Committee, the CRG made an input to identifying potential
topics in cariology that are relevant and current and for which policy or position papers can be established by the AADR. Thanks to
our members from around the globe who responded quickly and contributed to the group’s input. We also wish to express our
profound gratitude to all the members who help in reviewing and responding to the standards and guidelines on fluoride in drinking
water announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and to those who devoted their time and effort in reviewing the American Dental Association proposed paper on non-fluoride caries
preventive agents.
One of our objectives for 2010 was to enhance our group's scope and reach out to other fields as much as possible i.e. increase our
membership to embrace IADR members working in any area relating to dental caries. The membership table that will be presented in
this business meeting is an obvious testimony that we are achieving this objective, and every member is urged to help in this pursuit in
anyway he/she could. Today CRG is the second largest research group in IADR. Based on our size and just like the largest research
group, dental materials group, the group has agreed on topic-based abstract submission and review scheme in which abstracts were
submitted to six possible categories. This was piloted this year and it worked excellently well. We like to hear from you about this
system as we hope to continue with it in subsequent meeting. The 2010 Annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain was very successful with a
record attendance.
We are very thankful to the Group Program Chairs, Margherita Fontana, Franklin Garcia-Godoy, Bennett T. Amaechi,
Tilly C. Peters, for preparing an exciting program for us for this San Diego meeting, and the reviewers, Drs. Marilia Buzalaf,
David Manton, Aylin Baysan, Sergio Uribe, Sebastian Paris and Robert Karlinsey, who helped with the review of the 297
abstracts submitted to the CRG.
In closing, I would like to thank you for the honor to serve as your president for 2010-2011. I am also thankful to our immediate past
president Dr. Franklin Garcia-Godoy, who helped the group in many aspects during this year activities.
I wish you enjoy your stay in San Diego.
Ben Amaechi
President
IADR Cariology Research Group
IADR Councilor's Reports presented by Dr. Ben Amaechi: We will prefer to encourage the members to see the IADR
(http://www.iadr.org/files/AnnualReports/2010IADR.pdf) and AADR (http://www.iadr.org/files/AnnualReports/2010AADR.pdf) Council
Report for extensive report of issues in consideration or decision at central organization level, in particular the change Board
Governing Structure, and suggested gradual increase in registration fees.
Program Chair's Report presented by Dr. Margherita Fontana: The Group Program Chair’s Report was sent to members in the
Spring CRG Newsletter (Feb 2011). The members were asked for questions or need of discussion. Report was approved.
Table 1. Abstract information.
Topic
Clinical and
Epidemiological Studies
Demin/Remineralization:
Detection, Risk
Assessment and Others
Erosion
Fluoride and Ca-based
Products
# Abstracts
43
Rejected
4
Accepted as posters
29
3
Accepted as orals
10 (had to open space for
Keynote)
10 (had to open space for
second Keynote)
12
46
3
50
45
45
1
9
12
6
32
30
33
35
Microbiological Studies /
Biofilm
Totals
Review Structure
Overall GPC: Fontana
1-Demin/Remineralization
2-Erosion
3-Fluoride and Ca-based Products
4-Detection, Risk Assessment;Others
5-Microbiological Studies / Biofilm
6-Clinical and Epidemiological Studies
68
2
18
48
297
22
68
207
GPC: Fontana
GPC: Amaechi
GPC: Peters
GPC: Fontana
GPC: Amaechi
GPC: Fontana
Reviewers: Andre Ritter; Sergio Uribe
Reviewers: Marilia Buzalaf; Aylin Baysan
Reviewers: Marilia Buzalaf; David Manton
Reviewers: Sebastian Paris; Sergio Uribe
Reviewers: Aylin Baysan; Andre Ritter
Reviewers: David Manton; Sebastian Paris
Keynote Speakers
1- Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel
2- James Wefel
Symposia (organizer: Dr. Carlos González-Cabezas)
1- Challenges and Opportunities to Clinically Adopt Evidence-Based Information in Cariology (Friday morning)
(co-sponsored with the Behavioral and Epidemiologic and Health Services Research groups) organized by Jacques Veronneau (McGill University,
Montreal, Canada)
2- Novel Approaches to Bacterial Caries Management: An Efficacious Solution in View? (Saturday morning)
(co-sponsored by the Geriatric Oral Research, Microbiology/Immunology, Network for Practice-based Research groups) organized by Mathilde C.
Peters (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA)
Lunch & Learning (organizer: Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas)
1- Commercial Kits for Caries-bacteria: Review by Jacques Veronneau (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
2- Infiltration of Caries Lesions With Resins by Jin-Ho Phark (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA)
3- Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors: New Perspectives to Prevent Dentin Erosion by Melissa Thiemi Kato (Bauru Dental School, Brazil)
4- Microtechniques to Determine Calcium, Inorganic Phosphorus and Fluoride in Small Volume Samples by Livia Tenuta (University of Campinas,
Piracicaba, Brazil)
5- Role of Probiotics in Caries Prevention by John Hicks (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA)
6- Dealing with Dental Caries in Presence of Salivary Hypofunction by Mabi L. Singh (Tufts University, Boston, Mass., USA)
Membership Report presented by the Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Anderson Hara: The membership report was presented,
comparing the number of current members with the last 2 years, as well as the distribution of members according to the type of
membership and countries. Numbers are shown in the tables below.
Table 2. Membership in Mar 9th, 2009.
Members
AADR
IADR
Total
Life Members
2
2
4
Members
108
177
285
Student Members
58
101
159
Total
168
280
448
IADR
Total
3
6
Table 3. Membership in Jun 29th, 2010.
Members
AADR
Life Members
3
Members
110
219
329
Student Members
65
220
285
Total
178
442
620
IADR
Total
Table 4. Membership in Mar 17th, 2011.
Members
AADR
Life Members
2
3
5
Members
128
230
358
Student Members
71
170
241
Total
201
403
604
Treasurer's Report Presented by the Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Anderson Hara: The group continues financially sound. The amount
of money in the group’s bank account was shown (Table 5). The amount of money donated by sponsors to cover the expenses of the
IADR 10 meeting was as follows:
- Symposium US$ 10,000.00, donated by Colgate-Palmolive
- Basil Bibby Award US$ 1,600.00, donated by Unilever
- CRG reception US$ 1,000.00, donated by Colgate-Palmolive
Table 5. Bank accounts (March 2011).
Accounts
Balance (US Dollars)
Checking
18,310.40
Savings
Total
40,088.13
58,408.53
Presentation of Basil G. Bibby Award (by Dr. Ben Amaechi): The Basil G. Bibby Award Recipient of this year was Sebastian Paris
from University of Kiel, Germany. Congratulations to him for his outstanding achievements! Special thanks to Unilever for sponsoring
this Award.
Fig 1. Ben Amaechi (President-elect) and Basil Bibby Award 2011 recipient Sebastian Paris.
Presentation of Lion Award Recipient (by Dr. Ben Amaechi): The Lion Award Recipient of this year was Fu Chen from University
of Nebraska, Medical Center. Congratulations to him for his outstanding achievements!
Fig 2. Lion Award 2011 recipient Fu Chen (center).
Recognition of Past President (by Dr. Ben Amaechi): Dr. Franklin Garcia-Godoy, the immediate Past-President, was honored with
a plaque for his long-term excellent service for the group.
Fig 3. Ben Amaechi (President) and Franklin Garcia-Godoy (Past-President).
Announcement of New Officers: Dr. Livia Tenuta, the President-elect, ascended to the position of President.
Group elections for the President-Elect Position (2011-12)
The result of the election performed in Jan-Feb of 2011 was presented to the members. Ballotbin.com was used for the electronic
voting.
Description of the number of members that entered the ballot and that voted:
- Total of 335 voting members
- 18 without e-mail, after online search 10 still with no e-mail, left out
- 325 members entered the ballot, 15 members could not be entered
- Final total of 310 members
- Total of members that voted: 155 (50%)
- Total of members that did not vote: 155 (50%)
Dr. Stefania Martignon was elected the new President-elect with 42% of the votes. Congratulations Stefania and WELCOME to the
team of Group officers!
With the results of the elections, the current officers of the CRG group are as follow:
- President: Livia Tenuta
- President-Elect/Councilor: Stefania Martignon
- Immediate Past President: Ben Amaechi
- Secretary-Treasurer: Anderson Hara
- Symposium/L&L Organizer: Carlos González-Cabezas
- Group Program Chair: Margherita Fontana
Old Business (by Dr. Ben Amaechi): The following topics were discussed:
1. Travel support
2. Change of Keynote speaker status
New Business (by Dr. Ben Amaechi): The following topics were presented:
1. IADR Vice-president Mary MacDougall and AADR Vice-president Rena D’Souza (Caries Networking event in 2012 at the IADR
meeting). Although space for discussion of this topic was requested, none of the IADR/AADR officers were presented in the meeting.
Therefore, no action was taken.
2. IADR President Request (Mentor and English Language Support Programs)
New President Speech (by Dr. Livia Tenuta):
Dear members of the Cariology Research Group,
I am deeply honored to step in this distinguished position as the President of the Cariology Research Group of IADR. When I was
running for this position, I was posed the question: What is your agenda? Which are your plans for the group?
To answer these questions, I go back to the mission of IADR, which involves:
1. To advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral health worldwide
2. To support and represent the oral health research community
3. To facilitate the communication and application of research findings.
The relationship of our activities at the Cariology Research Group with this mission is unquestionable, as dental caries continuous to
affect millions all around the world and our research is mostly needed. As your new president, along with my very committed
colleagues from the board of the Cariology Research Group, I intend to serve and represent all of you, and our group, in each matter
related to the advancement of caries and related subjects research. I offer you my youthful and strong enthusiasm on dental caries
research, to continuously support high quality, oral health-promoting research.
Also, it is a great pleasure to be the president of this group when the first IADR meeting in Brazil is approaching. I will give all my best
to the group when preparing to this meeting, which I am sure will be a great success, and I invite you all to join me in this enthusiasm.
I will be very glad to host all of you in our next IADR meeting in Rio! See you next year!
Meeting was adjourned by the secretary at 6:00 pm. Group reception followed the meeting, in the same room.
Member News
On October 3 and 4, the Latin American Region of the IADR had its 4th Meeting in Santiago, Chile. During this meeting, the IADRsupported initiative for a Latin American Cariology Group was approved, aiming to improve international articulation and cooperation
for caries research among Latin American countries. The Cariology Research Group of the IADR will work in harmony with this
newly initiated group aiming at improving caries research and oral health promotion in these countries, as well as worldwide.
Group Awards and Announcements
IADR Basil G. Bibby Young Investigator in Cariology Award
Sponsored by the Unilever Company
Purpose: The Cariology Group of IADR has established the above Award for the purpose of promoting the interest of young
scientists and students in dental caries research and related matters, and to acknowledge excellence of the research conducted by
young investigators. The Award is in honor of the founding President of the Cariology Group, Dr. Basil G. Bibby.
Eligibility: Individuals who will not have reached their 40th birthday by June 19, 2012 are eligible to apply.
Criteria: The Award will be made on the basis of general excellence in research related to Cariology as demonstrated by written or
published reports.
Application: Candidates may apply directly or be nominated by a member of the Cariology Group. Supporting documents should
include:
- Brief curriculum vitae.
- Summary of specific scientific contributions.
- List of the reports or publications on which the application is based, and if possible/applicable the web-link to each of them.
- Supporting statement from a colleague or member of the Cariology Group.
All documents above should be grouped into one pdf file and e-mailed to Dr. Livia Tenuta at litenuta@fop.unicamp.br.
Award: The winner will be decided by a four-member panel and will receive a plaque and a cash award of $500. In addition, $1100
will be provided to cover registration, travel and housing expenses for the winner to attend the 2012 General Session & Exhibition of
the IADR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 20-23, 2012. The Award will be presented at the Cariology Group business meeting during the
2012 IADR General Session in Rio de Janeiro.
Nomination Deadline: Deadline for receipt of applications is: December 1, 2011.
Previous Winners:
2011 Sebastian Paris
2010 Hendrik Meyer-Lueckel
2009 Anderson T. Hara
2008 Marília AR Buzalaf
2007 Michel (Hyun) Koo
2006 Iain Pretty
2005 Andrea Ferreira-Zandoná
2004 Johan Aps
2003 Egija Zaura
2002 Layla Abu-Naba'a
2001 Xie-Qi Shi
2000 Susan Al-Khateeb
1999 Margherita Fontana
1998 Manuel Bravo
1997 Anne Vacca Smith
IADR Cariology Research Group - 2011-2012 Officers
President
Livia M. A. Tenuta
Department of Physiological Sciences
Piracicaba Dental School
University of Campinas
Av. Limeira 903
13414-901, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Tel: +55-19-2106-5393
Fax: +55-19-2106-5302
E-mail: litenuta@fop.unicamp.br
President-Elect
Stefania Martignon
Dental Faculty
Universidad El Bosque
Cra. 7B Bis No. 132-11
Bogotá, Colombia
Tel: +57 1 6489000 Ext. 1195
E-mail: martignonstefania@unbosque.edu.co
Immediate Past-President
Bennett T. Amaechi
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, MC 7917
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive,
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900, USA
Tel: (210) 567-3200/3185
Fax: (210) 567-4587
E-mail: amaechi@uthscsa.edu
Secretary/Treasurer
Anderson T. Hara
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry
Indiana University School of Dentistry
Oral Health Research Institute
415 Lansing St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Tel: (317) 274-278-0577
Fax: (317) 274-5425
E-mail: ahara@iupui.edu
Group Program Chairs
Margherita Fontana
Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N. University Ave, Room 2029b
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
USA
Telephone: (734) 647-1225
Fax: (734) 936-1597
E-mail: mfontan@umich.edu
Bennett T. Amaechi (see above)
Councilors to the IADR/AADR meeting
Bennett T. Amaechi (see above)
Stefania Martignon (see above)
Symposium/L&L Organizer
Carlos González-Cabezas
Associate Professor
Dept. Cariology, Restorative Sciences & Endodontics
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
1011 N. University B305, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1078, USA
Tel: 1-734-763-3391
E-mail: carlosgc@umich.edu
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