Project Summary/Abstract
This proposal seeks support for a conference entitled: Advances in Precision Oral Health
Research to be held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda Campus at 45 Center
Drive in Bethesda, Maryland on November 8-9, 2018. The American Association for Dental
Research (AADR) is hosting this two-day symposium as part of AADR's Fall Focused Symposia
(FFS) series, in association with the Task Force on Design and Analysis. The AADR FFS
conference described in this grant request will explore a broad range of oral and craniofacial
health conditions in the context of the NIH Precision Health and `All of Us' initiatives. The
purpose of this symposium is to apply the principles of precision health to include the most
common oral diseases and conditions affecting the American population. An expected 100-125
attendees and speakers are anticipated to attend.
Genetic, environmental, social and lifestyle variations between patients lead to differential
disease risk and therapeutic outcomes. In order to provide optimal care to patients, these
factors must be taken into account. Research that stratifies patients into different risk and
treatment categories will lead the way to precise clinical care with improved outcomes.
Understanding how these various factors influence and determine health outcomes is being
widely applied to preventing and treating various diseases.
AADR's mission is to advance research and increase knowledge for the improvement of oral
health, to support and represent the oral health research community; and to facilitate the
communication and application of research findings. In accordance with its mission and that of
the Task Force on Design and Analysis, this conference will be organized into sessions that will
focus on specific topics representing a broad range of common oral health conditions and
contemporary issues in dental, oral and craniofacial research. Each session will have a series of
speakers followed by a panel discussion with all the speakers, a moderator, and a discussant
for select panels. Networking opportunities will be scheduled during this symposium for students
and post-doctoral fellows to participate with other attendees conducting research or with experts
in the proposed topics for this meeting. A poster session will be featured and any attendee will
have the opportunity to submit an abstract to be reviewed for a poster presentation on the
relevant conference topics.
