CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS 

2026 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORAL MEDICINE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

April 22-25, 2026

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) invite submissions for oral and poster presentations at the annual conference, taking place from April 22-25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Abstracts should not have been accepted for publication by a journal prior to the AAOM abstract submission deadline. Abstracts previously presented at other conferences within the past 12 months, but not yet published, are also eligible for submission. 

The Abstracts Committee will review and select submissions for poster and oral presentations at the conference. Abstracts accepted for oral presentation will be published in the Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology journal.

ALL ABSTRACTS MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THIS SECURE LINK UNTIL DECEMBER 1, 2025 11:59 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME. 

Please note: If the deadline is extended, abstracts submitted after the original deadline (December 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST) will not be eligible for awards. Furthermore, submissions received by the original deadline will be given priority for acceptance over those submitted during any extended period.

If you created or had a user account in ConfTool last year, your user account should stay the same. Please attempt to use the same username and password as last year. Please contact [email protected] if you have any problem logging in using your last year’s username and password.

Decisions will be communicated to corresponding authors through ConfTool by January 12, 2026. All updates regarding the status of your abstract, whether accepted or rejected, will be provided exclusively via ConfTool.

Registration for the conference is expected to open around November 2025. If accepted, the presenting author must register for the conference by the early bird deadline ( registration details will be available on the AAOM 2026 conference website) and attend the scheduled poster or oral session. Abstracts without a registered presenter by the deadline, or if the presenter is absent during the session, will be withdrawn and will not be eligible for publication in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, and Oral Radiology journal. 

Questions concerning abstracts should be directed to [email protected].

For international attendees:

Please check with the US embassy in your country concerning visa requirements and consider that there have been significant administrative delays and plan accordingly. Please remember that abstract acceptance communications will be delivered only via Conftool in January 2026. The AAOM does not provide any travel stipends or administrative support for visa applications.

INSTRUCTIONS

There are four links on the abstracts submission page:

• Lester Burket Memorial Award (LBMA) – restricted to US/Canadian-trained oral medicine residents/fellows
• Trainee Case Report Award (TCRA) – restricted to trainees only (students, fellows and residents)
• General Case Report (GCR)
• Original Investigation (OI)

  There are four links on the abstracts submission page:

  • Lester Burket Memorial Award (LBMA) – restricted to US/Canadian-trained oral medicine residents/fellows
  • Trainee Case Report Award (TCRA) – restricted to trainees only (students, fellows and residents)
  • General Case Report (GCR)
  • Original Investigation (OI)

  All abstracts must be submitted under one of the four categories. Please pay close attention to the submission categories. Submission to an incorrect category may result in rejection of the abstract.

  All abstracts are limited to a maximum of 350 words. Tables and figures are not allowed for any abstract submission.

  LBMA submissions should include two abstract versions, one limited to 350 words and another with a maximum of 750 words. 

  Submission information:

  • Only one abstract per presenting author is eligible for acceptance, per category.
  • A presenting author cannot present multiple abstracts in the same category.
  • If an author submits more than one abstract as the presenting author, only the first submission will be reviewed.
  • The presenting author must be listed as a co-author in the original abstract submission.
  • Changes to the presenting author are not permitted if they were not originally listed as co-author.
  • There is a specific abstract format for each category detailed below. Any submission not following the format may be withdrawn from consideration.
  • Abstracts cannot be edited after the submission deadline. 
  • The content of the accepted poster or presentation at the conference must match the details of the originally submitted abstract.
  • No updates to results or findings are permitted.

  General Case Report Abstract Format:

  1. Background (A few sentences providing information relevant to case)
  2. Case summary (chief complaint, other pertinent historical and examination data, diagnostic investigations, and results (laboratory, radiographic, etc.), and therapeutic or management strategies/outcomes)
  3. Conclusions (significance/relevance of case)

  Original Investigation Abstract Format:

  1. Objectives (aims/purpose, hypotheses, and goals of the investigation)
  2. Methods (brief description of experimental procedures including statistics)
  3. Results (findings of statistical analysis)
  4. Conclusions (one or two major conclusions that are supported by results)

  Trainee Case Report Award and General Case Report Abstract Format:

  1. Background (A few sentences providing information relevant to case)
  2. Case summary (chief complaint, other pertinent historical and examination data, diagnostic investigations, and results (laboratory, radiographic, etc.), and therapeutic or management strategies/outcomes)
  3. Conclusions (significance/relevance of case)

  Lester Burket Memorial Award Format:

  1. Objectives: introduction that clearly indicates the purpose of the study, hypotheses, and goals of the investigation 
  2. Methods: a description of the experimental procedures including statistical methods 
  3. Results: findings of statistical analysis
  4. Conclusions: supported by results
  5. Funding sources including grant numbers

AWARDS

Case Report Awards (Trainee Award - Case report category)

The top five best case reports submitted by students, residents, or fellows will be selected to give an 8-minute oral case presentation at the conference. Each selected presenter will receive a monetary award. Judging will be based on the quality, clarity, and clinical significance of the abstract.

Lester Burket Memorial Award (US and Canadian Trainees ONLY) 

The Lester Burket Memorial Award (LBMA) was established to honor the legacy of Dr. Lester Burket and to encourage both basic science and clinical research in oral medicine. This award is open to research conducted by residents and fellows from accredited Oral Medicine training programs in the U.S. and Canada. Eligible candidates include current residents/fellows and recent graduates (within one year) of these programs, provided the research was completed during their residency. A letter from the program director verifying the graduation date and the completion of the research during training must accompany the abstract submission. There is no limit to the number of candidates allowed per training program, and submitted abstracts should reflect significant, thesis-level research. A maximum of two awards are granted each year.

Award recipients will deliver a 20-minute oral presentation at the conference. In addition to a monetary prize, awardees will receive a one-year AAOM membership and waived registration fees for the conference.

Robert and Kay Schattner Award (Trainee Award – Original Investigation category – Oral Presentation)

The Robert and Kay Schattner Award will be presented to the best oral presentation of an abstract by a student, resident, or fellow. Judging for this prestigious award will take place during the conference, with the winner receiving a monetary prize. 

Saudi Society for Oral Medicine Award

The Saudi Society for Oral Medicine Award recognizes outstanding contributions and excellence in the field of oral medicine and will be conferred to the best oral presentations of abstracts by non-trainees. Judging for this award will take place during the conference, and the winners will be awarded a monetary prize.

Sincerely,