Requirements for Abstract Submission

Important Submission Elements

1. Classification: Each abstract should be submitted under one of the following categories:

• Epidemiology, social aspects, education, diagnostics

• Esthetics/prosthetics/ restorative

• Oral & maxillofacial surgery/transplant/implan

• Pediatrics and orthodontics

• Prevention and sports dentistry

• Endodontics and periodontal aspects

2. Titles, authors and institutions: The sum for the abstract title, authors and institutions is limited to 10 words. Make the title dynamic and conclusive, rather than descriptive.

3. Authors: Each author should be added separately to the submission. Enter first (given) name, and last (family/surname) name for each author. One person must be identified as the presenting author. Place asterisk (*) after presenting author.

4. Institutions: Please do not list the department/branch in the institution/affiliation field.

5. Abstract Text: All abstracts should be 400 words or less. Titles, authors and authors' affiliations are not counted in the CHARacters limit (references are not collected). When composing your text, be sure to use a Word document file in order to save your abstract in advance. You can write your abstract directly into the online form but we are not responsible if for any reason your internet connection fails. Do not include your title or authors in the abstract text–these items will be collected separately. Do not include references. If the abstract is based on research that was funded entirely or partially by an outside source, then be sure to enter the appropriate information (funding agency and grant number if applicable) at the title step. You do not need to re-enter the information with your abstract text. However, all external funding must also be included in the presentation (if accepted). Tables and Graphics should not compose the abstract.

6. Content of the Abstract: The abstract must contain a brief statement of:

• The Purpose, objectives of the investigation
• The experimental Methods and Materials used
• Essential Results, including data and, where appropriate, statistics
•   Conclusion.

Abstracts Selection Criteria:

Presentations will be selected for the program on the basis of:

1.     The scientific quality, clinical excellence of the work,

2.      Practical relevance in providing solutions to current issues,

3.     And suitability for inclusion in the program, as judged from the submission.

4.     An impartial panel of reviewers will evaluate the content of each abstract and course description. Selection of the presentations to be presented will be made by this panel.

5.     Since the abstracts are published and become part of the world's scientific literature, it is important that the content be scientifically sound and grammatically correct. Each abstract is reviewed so that high standards can be ensured.

6.     The presentations should be completed within this time frame

7.     All abstracts must be submitted online via E-mail Mansoura_congress@yahoo.com.

8. The submission deadline (31st October 2016),

 Reasons for rejection are:

1.      The research is not innovative in its approach to the stated problem (methodology or data collection or analysis or data interpretation).

2.      Nature of problem not explicit from either title or abstract.

3.      Material too closely related to another abstract submitted by the same co- authors; they should have been combined into a single paper.

    1.     Abstract poorly organized and/or not complete. Required information not given in abstract:

o Purpose/Objective

o Methods and Materials

o Results (data and statistical analysis)

o Conclusions

Methods of obtaining data not appropriate with respect to the stated problem for the following reasons:

o Methods not sufficiently precise to permit the measurements to be accurate, i.e., variations are within the error limits for the method.

o   Sampling method contains inherent discriminatory factors not recognized.

o Size of sample insufficient to show significant conformity or differences.

o No well-defined criteria given for evaluation of variables.

o Choice of controls questionable.

o No control groups reported.

o Significance of results related to the nature of the problem being studied is not stated.

o Conclusions do not necessarily follow as a consequence of the method of analysis applied to the data. Conclusions not adequately qualified, i.e., conclusions have greater limitations than implied by the author.

o Correlations suggested may be fortuitous insofar as no plausible cause-and- effect relation has been suggested, and none is obvious.

Notifications Of Acceptance

The official notifications will be e-mailed in November 2016 to all accepted presenters.