The INfORM Investigator Awards by Quintessence Publishing and Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache were developed and approved in 2017. The Awards will be given to investigators for an outstanding clinical or translational research abstract and project pertaining to Orofacial Pain and Related Conditions submitted to the IADR General Annual Session & Exhibition. Please see current guidelines for more information as well as the announcement regarding the next cycle of applying for the Awards.
| Meeting/Date | Samuel F Dworkin Predoctoral Award | Barry J Sessle Postdoctoral Award |
|---|---|---|
| London July 2018 |
Sonia Sharma, BDS, MS, PhD University at Buffalo, US Associations of jaw injury and types of jaw injury with temporomandibular disorders |
Jie Lei, DDS, MS, MD Peking University School & Hospital of Stomatology, China Biomechanical condylar regeneration in early-stage degenerative TMJ diseases |
| Vancouver June 2019 |
None | Yuri Martins Costa, DDS, PhD Bauru School of Dentistry and Bauru Orofacial Pain Group, University of Sao Paulo, Brasil Topical anesthesia elucidates somatosensory alterations mechanisms in chronic TMD pain |
| Washington DC March 2020 (Held virtually March 2021) |
Beth Groenke, DDS, MS University of Minnesota, US MRI detection of vertical root fractures in endodontically treated teeth |
Simple Futarmal Kothari, BDS, MSc, PhD Aarhus University, Denmark Effect of experimental bracing and thrusting of the mandible on painful and non-painful symptoms |
| Boston MA July 2021 (Cancelled) |