Membership Information

General information

The Academy of Dental Materials is an international body composed of individuals interested in the science of dental materials. The Academy of Dental Materials exists solely for the purpose of advancing the science and technology of dental biomaterials. This is accomplished by sponsoring annual scientific meetings, conferences, an international journal, transactions of scientific proceedings, awards for students, awards for outstanding scientists, and the confirmation of Fellowship for special members.

Membership information and instructions

Membership dues are kept minimal (US$ 175 regular, US$ 40 student, US$ 175 fellow, and US$ 2000 corporate) and include a subscription to the Dental Materials journal (hardcopy), except for student members that will receive online only access to the journal. Regular members and fellows can choose to not receive hardcopy of journal for $26 discount. Academy members have a discounted registration fee for the annual ADM  meeting.  ADM meetings are conducted using a style that promotes interaction among participants. The opportunity for student and faculty presentations is afforded through poster presentations during meeting days. For membership application forms, meeting information, and general instructions, please contact:

Dr. Paulo Francisco Cesar
Department of Dental Materials
School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo
Rua Barão do Triunfo, 464  apt. 21
Brooklin - Sao Paulo - SP
04602-001
Brazil
Phone: +55-11-5561-3042
Fax: +55-11-5533-0482 (Please call first)

Application

Please print and complete the membership application form (MS Word or Adobe PDF) and mail or fax with payment to:

Academy of Dental Materials, Inc.
ATTN: Ms. Dea Dea Hilton
21 Grouse Terrace
Lake Oswego,OR 97035
USA
Phone:  +1-503-636-0861
Fax:  +1-503-675-2738

Corporate membership information

As a Corporate Member, the company will be recognized in the Dental Materials journal (circulation approximately 1,800).  The corporation name and logo will appear on a special page (in each issue of the journal) acknowledging the Corporate Members.  In addition, a complimentary subscription to Dental Materials will be sent to the corporate contact during the year of membership. Meeting sponsorship is independent of corporate membership. The Corporate Member fee is US$ 2000 per year. For corporate membership information, please contact: Dr. Norbert Hofmann, Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Wuerzburg, Pleicherwall 2, 97070 Wuerzburg, Germany, Tel: +49 931 201 72480, Fax: +49 931 201 61825 email: Norbert.Hofmann@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Fellowship and student award information

Academy members in good standing may apply for Fellowship in the Academy.  Applications must include a current c.v. and two letters of recommendation from current Fellows of the Academy.  The criteria to apply for Fellowship are (1) achievement of advanced degrees: at least a master’s degree and preferably a Ph.D., Odont Dr., or equivalent degree; (2) publication of at least ten peer-reviewed, scientific articles in refereed journals of which the candidate should be first author on one-half of the articles; (3) at least five years of leadership through research, training, service, and/or education beyond formal education; and (4) normally at least five years membership in the Academy. An engraved plaque is awarded to each Fellow.

The Academy presents an annual award at each dental school to the student who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in dental materials science. For information regarding the Fellowship or any of the above-mentioned awards, please contact: 

Lorenzo Breschi   
Division of Dental Sciences and Biomaterials,
Department of Biomedicine,
University of Trieste,
Via Stuparich, 1
34129 Trieste
Italy
phone: +39-040-3992192
e-mail: lbreschi@units.it

Founder's award information

The ADM has initiated an award to honor Dr. Evan Greener in recognition of his contributions to the Academy.  The Founder’s Award will be given to an ADM Member who is nominated by one or more fellow ADM Members as exhibiting excellence in dental materials research and in service to the Academy.  Nominations should document the contributions of the individual and should be sent to the President of the Academy.  The nominations will be reviewed by the Board of Directors for acceptance.  This is an honorary award, not a cash award, but up to US$ 1000 will be provided to the awardee for expenses in attending the annual Academy meeting to receive the award in person.

Modified:January 11, 2008