The third meeting of the International Academy for Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD) was held from May 9th to 11th, 2019, at the Palazzo della Cultura e dei Congressi in the city of Bologna, Italy. The event was attended by more than 1300 participants, with 10 speakers and 54 posters in four different categories. This third IAAD meeting was held in association with the Congress of the Italian Academy of Conservative and Restorative Dentistry (AIC), under the coordination of Lorenzo Breschi, who was the president of both academies (IAAD and AIC). The topic for the event was "Worn Dentition: The Adhesive
Way" . A multidisciplinary restorative approach to patients with worn teeth was presented, backed by new findings in the field of adhesive dentistry and state-of-the-art materials, offering direct or indirect restorative options that were unthinkable a few short years ago.
The speakers addressed and discussed this topic, presenting various treatment protocols and focusing on functional and esthetic rehabilitation. Although most of the participants were Italian, the event attracted participants from all over the world.
Poster Awards
During the meeting, awards were presented to posters in the IAAD's three traditional categories: Junior Scientist, Student Scientist, and Clinician. Thanks to Jin-Ho Phark and his great efforts in evaluating the abstracts along with Uwe Blunck, Franco Brenna, Marcello Giannini, Paolo Maestripieri, Francesco Mangani, Massimo Nuvina, Mutlu Ozcan, Jean-Francois Roulet, and Francesca Vailati, here is the list of the award winners:
Category: Student Scientist - Presidential IAAD Scientist Award
• 1st place: Maria Menetti for "Expression of Bone-Sialoprotein (BSP) in Human Carious Dentin: An lmmunohistochemical Localization and Quantification Analysis"
• 2nd place: Francesca Gradara for "Fatigue Resistance of Monolithic Ceramic Crowns: In-Vitro Comparison with Teeth"
• 3rd place: Luca Bartoletti for "Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Premolars Restored with Different Techniques"
Category: Junior Scientist - Fusayama IAAD Scientist Award
• 1st place: Tatjana Maravic for "Influence of Carbodiimides on Bond Strength and Enzymatic Activity"
• 2nd place: Antonio Delgado for "Three-step Etch-andrinse Adhesive has Higher In-Situ Conversion than SelfAdhesive Composites"
• 3rd place: Matteo De Biasi for "Fracture Resistance of Teeth Restored with Lithium-Silicate and Composite Endocrowns"
Category: Clinician - IAAD Clinician Award
• 1st place: Allegra Comba for "A Case-Report of Smile Improvement with Direct Technique: Two-year Follow-Up"
• 2nd place: Salvatore Emanuele Teresi for "Epidemiological Study on the Prevalence of Non-Carious Cervical Lesions"
• 3rd place: Maria Rosaria Ferraro for "Multiple Diastema Closure and Malposition Camouflage Using Direct Composite Restorations"
In addition, the meeting included "Lunch and Learn" for the first time, which provided opportunities for discussion and exchange of knowledge and experiences.
