24th MDA SCATE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION & TRADE EXHIBITION

PUTRA WORLD TRADE CENTRE

13-15 JANUARY 2017

Oral and Poster Presentations

CALL FOR ABSTRACT

INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

General information

  1. Abstract submission deadline is 13th November 2016.
  2. Late submission will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
  3. Notification of acceptance will be given to the participants by 10th December 2016.
  4. Abstracts should report on ORIGINAL work that has NOT been previously presented/published.
  5. Any work with human/animal subject must comply with the guiding principles for the experimental procedures as mentioned in the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association.
  6. One presenter can present ONLY one paper, but participation as a co-author in other papers is permissible.
  7. 2 categories of Oral and Poster Presentation – case report and research paper.

Abstract Guidelines

  1. Please register online from the main conference first. You will be given an official receipt with IS & password for you to view their CPE reports of the main conference, post event.
  2. All abstracts must be written in English following the standard format as per Appendix II.
  3. The abstract must be in Microsoft Word format, text (left aligned, single line spacing).
  4. Use Arial size 12 font.
  5. Presenters must indicate their preference on the mode of presentation, and with Window/Apple computer.
  6. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed according to the Oral & Poster Presentation Scientific Committee’s rulings and will be evaluated in terms of their appropriateness & overall quality.
  7. Accepted abstracts will be share on our online Malaysia Dental Journal archive after the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission starts / 29/08/2016
Abstract submission ends / 13/11/2016
Abstracts acceptance Announcement / 10/12/2016

Disclaimer:

The committee has the right to propose a change in the type of presentation as deemed necessary. The participants will be notified of the changes proposed for approval. Participants allow withdrawing from the Oral & Poster Presentation if it is a change in the type of presentation. Full registration will be forfeited upon no show for the competition.

Prizes for Oral & Poster Presentation

Each category

1st place: RM1000

2nd place: RM750

3rd place: RM500

Guidelines for Oral Presentation

  1. Indicate yourself either for Case Report or Research Paper.
  2. Indicate yourself your computer system – Microsoft or Apple
  3. Confirm your presentation number, time and venue.
  4. You have 10min for your presentation and 3min for the Q&A.
  5. Presenters should mention the sponsor of their research, if applicable.
  6. All presentation will be uploaded in the morning of the presentation day from 8:00am to 8:30am.

Guidelines for Poster Presentation

  1. Indicate yourself either for Case Report or Research Paper.
  2. Confirm your presentation number, time and venue.
  3. You have 5min for your presentation and 3min for the Q&A.
  4. Presenters should mention the sponsor of their research, if applicable.
  5. Authors are responsible for mounting their posters at the designated panel at the exhibition area on the first day of the conference, 13/01/2017.
  6. Materials for mounting shall be provided at the secretariat.
  7. Poster must be dismounted by the authors on the last day of the conference, 15/01/2017.
  8. The Organizing Committee will not be responsible for posters which have not been dismounted after the conference.

Poster Design

  1. Poster must be in vertical format & fit within a display area of 90cm width x 120cm height.
  2. Please use font Arial throughout the poster.
  3. Your display should include the TITLE and AUTHOR (s).
  4. The presenter’s name should be BOLD identified with an asterisk (*).
  5. The photo of the presenter must be placed on the upper right corner of the poster.
  6. Name(s) of the author(s), the institution, department/laboratory, funding agencies, city (state) and country should be written below the title in font size smaller than the font size of the title.
  7. The title of the poster must match the title of the submitted abstract.
  8. The first letter of each word in the title has to be in CAPITAL letter.
  9. The poster should be self-explanatory.
  10. Abstract need not to be included in the poster & list of references no more than 15.

APPENDIX II

24th MDA SCATE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION & TRADE EXHIBITION

Presenter’sfullname:

Nameofinstitution:

Emailaddress:

Contactnumber:

Presentation preference (√): Oral Poster Case Research

Report

For oral presenters (√): (PC) Windows Mac

Declaration: I hereby certify that the abstract has not been previously published / presented (please tick √)

ABSTRACT FORMAT

Title: The title should be typed in UPPER CASE

Author(s): Full name of author(s) in sentence case. The first name should precede the surname (underlined). The presenting author’s name should be in bold. e.g.: Azman Nordin1, Kalaiarasu Periasamy2, Chin Teck Siow1

Affiliation Details: The affiliation details of all authors (department, institution/ hospital, city/ town, state (if relevant) and country should be typed to correspond with the indices indicated next to the author(s) name. e.g. 1Hospital XYZ, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2Hospital ABC, Selangor, Malaysia

For Research Articles

(Abstract text word limit: 250 words; Font size: Arial, size 12 font ;

Text justification: Full; Spacing: Single).

Aim:

Material and Methods:

Results:

Conclusions:

For Case Reports

(Abstract text word limit: 250 words; Font size: ARIAL, size 12 cpi; TextJustification: Full; Spacing: Single).

Introduction:

Case reports:

Comments: