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 2025 AAPHD Educational Series - July Webinar Registration

The Call for Abstracts for the 2026 National Oral Health Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 13 -15, 2026 (Weekend Workshops April 11 and 12) 

Abstract submissions for the 2026 National Oral Health Conference are now open for 60- and 90-Minute Seminars, Roundtable Presentations, General Posters, Oral Presentations, the AAPHD Leverett Graduate Student Merit Awards, Predoctoral Dental Students Awards, and Dental Hygiene Student Awards, and Weekend Workshops (by invitation only). Deadline dates are as follows:

60-and 90-Minute Seminars - September 19, 2025
Round Tables - September 19, 2025
General Posters – October 31, 2025
Oral Presentations– October 31, 2025
AAPHD Leverett Graduate Student Merit Awards – October 31, 2025
AAPHD Predoctoral Dental Students Awards – October 31, 2025
AAPHD Dental Hygiene Student Awards – October 31, 2025
Weekend Workshops - September 19, 2025

Before you begin your submissions, please read the Overview of Abstract Submissions and then review the appropriate Guidelines:

60- and 90-minute sessions

Roundtables

General Posters

Oral Presentations

AAPHD Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dental Public Health for Master’s and Doctoral Degree Students in Dental Public Health and Dental Public Health Residents

AAPHD Predoctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry

AAPHD Dental Hygiene Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Dentistry

Weekend Workshops

The planning committee is always interested in identifying new topics and speakers. If you have suggestions for topics for sessions, please send an email with the topic title, suggested presenters, and their contact information to [email protected] and [email protected]. We will follow up and encourage them to submit an abstract. Questions? Please contact the NOHC Office at [email protected].

AAPHD White Paper: Challenges and Strategies to improve access to Oral Health Care in Rural America.