The Prize was awarded to:

Londiwe Sibisi-Maboye (South Africa) for the project entitled “Saving Smiles in Africa: A Community-Based Initiative Advancing Access to Paediatric Dental Care”. 

The Finalist Prizes were awarded to:

Narmin Huseynova for the project entitled “The PaFein+ Project: Exploring Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices regarding Pain-Free Dentistry among Pediatric Dentists”. 

Hafizah Mohammad for the project entitled “Refresh, Refocus, Renew: A Collaborative Oral Health Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Malaysia”.

Diana Monica Preda (Romania) for the paper entitled “From Scars to Seamless Smiles: How PRP is Changing the Game in Cleft Reconstruction”.

The Finalist Prize was awarded to:

Elif Sepet (Türkiye) for the paper entitled “Comparative Evaluation of Children With and Without Speech Disorders Utilizing the Nordic Orofacial Test-Screening and Kotlow’s Classification System“

The travel bursaries were awarded to

Zipporah Rop
Title: Caries Risk Profile and Associated Factors Among Children Attending Well Child Clinics in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.

Jacqueline Michèle Lowe
Title: The Impact of Oral Health Conditions on the Quality of Life of Children Affected by Sickle Cell Disease in Yaoundé

The travel bursaries were awarded to:

Winner:

Nour Wahba

Title: Investigating the Bactericidal Effect of Oral Probiotics on Chromogenic Bacteria in Children An In-vivo and In-vitro Study

Runners up:

Bikash Chaurasia 

Title: Piaget’s Cognitive Traits and Their Relationship with Dental Treatment Outcomes in Malaysian Children Aged 3–11: A Cross-sectional Study

Rana Yalçınkaya 

Title: Performance Comparison of YOLOv5 Models for the Detection of Mesiodens and Supernumerary Teeth in Paediatric Panoramic Radiographs: A Pilot Study

IAPD Award Case Report:

Winner:

Lisa Bowdin 

Title: Comprehensive Long-Term Management of Regional Odontodysplasia: A Case Report

Runner up:

Nabihah Dziaruddin 

Title: Conservative Management of Ameloblastoma in an 11-Year-Old Using the Dredging Technique: A Case Report

IAPD Award Research:

Winner:

Sharath Asokan 

Title: Prediction and Profiling of Behavior in Children During Their First Dental Visit: A Cross-sectional Study

Runner up:

Maria Julia Gallo 

Title: Minimally Invasive Treatment of MIH in Children Reduces Bullying and Improves Oral Health-Related Quality of Life.

The Jens O Andreasen Award was presented to Senem Selvi Kuvvetli (Türkiye) for the abstract entitled: “Long-term Follow-Up of a Complicated Crown-Root Fracture in a Young Patient With Dravet Syndrome”

Runner up: Hortense Perpetue Mengong Moneboulou for the abstract entitled: “Bioconservation of Avulsed Immature Permanent Teeth: Effectiveness of Aloe schweinfurthii Gel as a Natural Medium for Periodontal Cellular Preservation”

Caries Management Case Report:

Winners:

Sanchit Paul 

Title: Minimally Invasive with Maximal Success: A 4-year case report on the successful long-term management of a high-caries-risk child using Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)

Debarchhana Jena 

Title: Amalgamation of Non-Restorative & Restorative Caries Management of Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) in an Infant: A 12-month follow-up Case Report

Caries Management Research:

Winner:

Ani Belcheva 

Title: A Clinical Study of CPP-ACFP, SAP P11-4 and Caries Infiltration for the Treatment of Initial Carious Lesions on Smooth Surfaces

Runner up:

Abel Emanuel Moca 

Title: Smart Profiling of Parents Using AI to Prevent Early Childhood Caries