The Japanese Society of Magnetic Applications in Dentistry (President: Shin-ichi Masumi, Kyushu Dental University) is a scientific association founded in 1991 and is devoted to furthering the application of magnetism in dentistry. The 12th International Conference on Magnetic Applications in Dentistry organized by JSMAD will take place on the Internet as follows.

Meeting Dates:

Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 22, 2013

Location:

JSMAD web site

http://www.jsmad.jp/international-e.shtml

General Chair:

Tetsuo Ichikawa (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima )

Subjects:

Researches and developments related to dentistry and magnetism such as:

· Magnetic attachments for dentures

· Orthodontic appliances using magnets

· Measurement of jaw movement using magnetic sensors

· Biological effects of magnetic fields

· Dental applications of MRI

· Others

Registration Information

Registration:

Send e-mail titled "registration for 12th international conference" with your Name, University or Institution, Postal address, Phone, Fax and E-mail address to conference secretariat.

Registration Fees:

No registration fees. Anyone who is interested in magnetic applications in dentistry can participate in the conference via the Internet.

Publishing Charge for Proceedings:

After the conference, the proceeding will be published. The publishing charge is 8,000 yen per page. (No charge for invited paper.)

Guidelines for Presentation

Deadlines:

Entry: February 4, 2013

Poster submission: February 28, 2013

Entry:

Send Title and Abstract within 200 words with your Registration.

Paper submission:

Please send papers in Microsoft Word format to the conference secretariat by E-mail. All contents should be written in English. No multibyte character, such as Japanese Kanji, should be contained. A template file can be obtained from the conference web site. Web presentations for the conference will be produced by the secretariat from the paper. The secretrat will not make any correction of the paper even miss-spelling, grammatical errors etc. Alternative format files are acceptable. Please contact to the secretariat for more detailed informatation.

Discussion:

Discussions will be done using a bulletin board on JSMAD Web Site via the Internet. The authors should check the board frequently during the meeting dates. If questions or comments on your presentation are posted, please answer them as soon as possible.

Notice to Contributors:

Freely-given informed consent from the subjects or patients must be obtained. Waivers must be obtained for photographs showing persons.

Note:

Copyright of all posters published on the conference will be property of the Japanese Society of Magnetic Applications in Dentistry. Copies of the posters will be made and transferred to JSMAD web site for continuous presentation after the meeting dates.

For further information, send e-mail to md24_tokushima@dent.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Conference Secretariat:

E-mail: md24_tokushima@dent.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Tel: +81-88-633-7347, Fax: +81-88-633-7461

The Japanese Society of Magnetic Applications in Dentistry