IADR Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award Ceremony

Eur. J. Prosthodont. Rest. Dent., Vol.17, No. 2, pp 95 Printed in Great Britain

IADR (International Association for Dental Research) Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators recognizes original research by new investigators in the multidisciplinary field of pre-prosthetic or prosthodontics-related regenerative science, including but not limited to tissue engineering, bone, tooth and soft-tissue regenerative sciences, graft materials research, maxillofacial reconstructive biology and physiology, and implant biological research. The awards are co-sponsored by the IADR Prosthodontics Group and Japan Prosthodontic Society. The abstracts must be submitted to the Prosthodontics Group Session, and the selected finalists will be asked to submit a 5-page extended abstract to compete. Awards will be presented during the annual business meeting of the group during the IADR General Session. See the detail at http://dentalresearch.i4a.com/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3664. The 2009 First Place Winner was awarded to Dr. Takeo Suzuki for his study entitled “UV-treated titanium is more bioactive than freshly prepared titanium”. The Second Place Award went to Dr. Yoshihiro Akashi for his work on “Cyclic Pressure Affects Cytokine Production in Human Gingival Fibroblasts stress”. The individuals in this picture are Dr. Keiichi Sasaki, President of Japan Prosthodontic Society, Dr. Yoshihiro Akashi, Second Place Winner, Dr. Takeo Suzuki, First Place Winner, Dr. Takahiro Ogawa, Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award Coordinator and President Elect IADR Prosthodontics Group, and Dr. Neal Garrett, President of IADR Prosthodontics Group (left-to-right). April 2, 2009 in Miami.