APHA Oral Health Section

 
 
 

APHA Annual Meeting 2008

Thanks to everyone who contibuted to the 2007 meeting, we'll see you in San Diego in 2008! Click here for pictures of the 2007 meeting

2008 Call for Abstracts

The APHA Oral Health section invites the submission of abstracts for the 2008 Annual Meeting, to be held Oct. 25-29 in San Diego, CA. The theme of the meeting is “Public Health Without Borders".

The APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.

We encourage abstracts in all areas of public oral health and are also interested in abstracts that focus on the Annual Meeting theme. Some suggested areas of interest include:

  • Effective Preventive Programs & Oral Health Promotion
  • Innovative Delivery and Financing Mechanisms
  • Epidemiology of Oral Diseases
  • Oral Health Disparities
  • Oral Health Literacy
  • Oral Health Policy and Programs
  • Special Needs Populations
  • Workforce Issues
  • Migrant/Border Oral Health

All abstracts must be submitted online. The abstract submission website is scheduled to open on Monday, Dec. 17, 2008. A link to the abstract submission form can be found at APHA website www.apha.org/meetings or directly here.

The deadline for abstract submission to the Oral Health Section is Feb. 8, 2008.

Authors must provide complete and accurate contact information to be notified of abstract status. Abstracts will be selected through a rated review process according to significance, timeliness, and overall quality. Presenters of accepted abstracts must become individual members of APHA and register for the Annual Meeting.

For questions regarding abstract submission, contact Dr. Woosung Sohn, Chair, Program Planning Committee, at woosung#umich.edu.

We welcome your submission and look forward to your contribution at APHA’s 136th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.

 
 

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