A Guide to Poster Presentations and Abstracts: Home

• Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most conferences include poster presentations in their program. Research posters summarize information or research concisely and attractively to help publicize it and generate discussion.
• The poster is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. At a conference, the researcher stands by the poster display while other participants can come and view the presentation and interact with the author.
• Includes acknowledgments, your name and institutional affiliation

Poster abstract promote opportunities for networking and collaboration, as well as visibility for research and findings. They can encourage feedback and engagement with peers.

Outcomes of abstracts presented at IADR general meetings in 2014 and 2015

"Results There were a total number of 5,847 abstracts presented at 2014 and 2015 IADR general sessions. 60.9% of posters presented and 72.1% of oral presentations were consecutively published as a full-length article. The average publication rate of abstracts was 63.3%. USA had the highest number of published abstracts with a publication rate of 64.9%, followed by Brazil and Japan which had 62.3% and 67.9%, respectively. The mean time from presentation to publication was 13 months.

Conclusion There is scope for further guidance to ensure scientific work is properly disseminated and published."

Lee, Y. W. J., Wong, C. H., Cheong, C., & Burnside, G. (2020). Outcomes of abstracts presented at IADR general meetings in 2014 and 2015. British Dental Journal, 228(8), 631–636. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-020-1371-7