Honolulu, Hawaii...Following is a summary of the key lectures (plenary sessions), symposia, and workshops that will anchor the 82nd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening today at the Hawaii Convention Center: All presentations will be in the Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Plenary Sessions

• "Ethics, Research, and Social Values: Dental Research in a Changing World", Wendy Mouradian (University of Washington, Seattle, USA), Thursday, March 11, 7 a.m., Ballroom A, Hawaii Convention Center [NB: This is the W.J. Gies Distinguished Speaker Lecture.]
• "The Global Status of Nutrition and Infection", Gerald Keusch (Boston University, MA, USA), Friday, March 12, 7 a.m., Ballroom A, Hawaii Convention Center
• "Molecular Mechanisms of Cell-mediated Killing and Tumor Rejection", Ko Okumura (Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan), Saturday, March 13, 7 a.m., Ballroom A, Hawaii Convention Center

Keynote Speakers

Wednesday, March 10

• "All-in-One Adhesives: Simpler is Not Necessarily Better", David Pashley (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA), 2 p.m., Room 313-B
• "The Role of Material and Geometric Factors in Initiation Site and Mode in Layered Ceramics", Dianne Rekow (New York University, USA), 2 p.m., Room 313-A
• "Oral Health, Nutrition, and AgingA Vicious Cycle", Angus Walls (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), 2 p.m., Room 305-A

Thursday, March 11

• "Delphi Analyses in Restorative Dentistry", Ros Randall (3M-ESPE Dental Products, St. Paul, MN, USA), 8 a.m., Room 313-B
• "Dynamics of the Porphyromonas gingivalis/Host Cell Interaction", Ann Progulske-Fox (University of Florida, Gainesville, USA), 8 a.m., Room 319-A

• "Research in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: The State of the Art", Leon Assael (Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA), 8 a.m., Room 3
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Contact: Linda Hemphill
linda@iadr.org
International & American Association for Dental Research
2-Mar-2004


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