B4T Research Laboratory

March 15, 2021

The 2021 William Howard UWSOD AGD Student Competition

This competition is open to any University of Washington School of Dentistry AGD Chapter Members. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Year UWSOD AGD members may enter clinical cases, research projects or any topic of interest for consideration in the 2021 William Howard Competition.

Presentations are accepted in the following categories:

a. Scientific research, clinic research
Consists of scientific design, literature based foundation, material/method, result with statistical analysis, discussion and conclusion
b. Case studies, clinical innovation
Consists of literature based foundation, material/method, discussion and conclusion
c. Systemic literature review
Consists of introduction, method (inclusion and exclusion criteria), result, discussion and conclusion
Abstracts may describe work that has been submitted for publication or presentation.

Research abstracts will be required for the Austin meeting and should follow AGD’s requirements:

• Limit an abstract to 300 words, excluding the title
• Do not include diagrams, illustrations, or other graphic objects in your abstract.

Clinical cases must demonstrate proper treatment planning, sequencing, and execution of procedures.

Howard case selection is at the sole discretion of the student with guidance from clinical instructors and mentors. Case selection criteria should not be based on the number of units, but the quality of the case. Students may enter clinical cases, research projects or any topic of interest from basic science to Oral Medicine.

Suggested before and after photographs could include:

  1. *1:10 facial head picture and profile picture
  2. *Mirror pictures of the complete upper and lower arches.
  3. *Lip pictures of smile and lip at rest
  4. *1:2 retracted anterior teeth closed and open
  5. *1:2 mirror posterior right and left
  6. *1:1 retracted centered on centrals (if relevant)
  7. *1:1 retracted centered on laterals (if relevant)
  8. *Additional pictures should be included if they are relevant to explaining the case.

Calendar of Events:

2021 William Howard Competition

Sea-Tac, WA

Saturday, April 24th, 2021:

Student presentations at the Washington Academy of General Dentistry MasterTrack Protocol Session.

First prize: $1,000, second prize: $750, third prize: $500 and fourth prize: $250.

2021 AGD Annual Scientific Session

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, June 9th to Saturday, June 12th, 2021

ePosterTable Clinics:

Wednesday, June 9th, 2020 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Deadline to submit is April 10th, 2021 11:59 CDT

AGD2021 Scientific e-Poster Session

https://agd2021.eabstractsubmission.com

Thirty presenters will be selected to share their e-poster presentations in Austin. Of those thirty, the winners for each category will receive a certificate and $600.

We will help all students that participate in the 2021 Howard Competition, to submit and hopefully be selected to present in Texas.

The UWSOD AGD Student Chapter is working on support for travel and accommodations to for any of our students that are selected.

Please submit your intent to participate in the 2021 Howard Competition to Drs. Hess or Sadr no later than April 15, 2021.

Presentations should be no longer than 12 minutes with 3 minutes for questions.

Students wishing to participate in Howard competition need to email Drs. Hess or Sadr .

Subject Line: “2021 Howard Competition: UWSOD AGD”

Please include the following information:

Student Name:
Email Address:
Cell Phone #:
Class of:
Presentation Title: