The IADR Prosthodontics Research Group Pre-Prosthetic Regenerative Science Award for Young Investigators recognizes new investigators’ original research to advance pre-prosthetic and prosthodontics-related regenerative science.
Funder: International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research
Due Dates: August 3, 2026 (Applications open) | January 26, 2027 (Abstract submission deadline)
Funding Amounts: $1,500 first-place award; $500 second-place award
Summary: Recognizes new investigators’ original research in pre-prosthetic or prosthodontics-related regenerative science.
Key Information: Applicants must have been primary author of no more than three articles in refereed scientific journals.
Co-sponsored by the IADR Prosthodontics Research Group and the Japan Prosthodontic Society, this award recognizes original research by new investigators in pre-prosthetic or prosthodontics-related regenerative science. Its multidisciplinary scope includes tissue engineering; bone, tooth and soft-tissue regenerative sciences; graft materials; maxillofacial reconstructive biology and physiology; and implant biological research.
Research submitted for the IADR General Session & Exhibition is considered for the award. Finalists are selected from accepted abstracts, and their extended abstracts are judged for originality, scientific design and scientific merit. Awards are presented at the Prosthodontics Research Group’s annual business meeting during the General Session.