The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) will hold its Annual Meeting from March 3 through March 6, 2010, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC.

The registration deadline is January 22, 2010.

Topics in the scientific program that might interest orthodontists will include the following:

• Craniofacial Biology;
• Dental Materials 1: Adhesion – Bond Strength Testing and Mechanisms;
• Dental Materials 2: Adhesion – Leakage/Margin Assessments;
• Dental Materials 3: Ceramic-based Materials and Cements;
• Dental Materials 4: Clinical Trials;
• Dental Materials 5: Biocompatibility and Biologic Effects;
• Dental Materials 6: Polymer-based Materials-Chemistry and Composition;
• Dental Materials 7: Polymer-based Materials-Physical Properties and Performance;
• Dental Materials 8: Metal-based Materials;
• Dental Materials 9: Other Materials – Chemistry, Properties and Performance;
• Dental Materials 10: Instruments and Equipment;
• Dental Materials 11: Color and Appearance (Aesthetics);
• Implantology Research;
• Neuroscience/TMJ;
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; and
• Prosthodontics Research.