2025 Call for Speakers
Thank you for your interest to submit for the 2025 program, the call for papers is open until March 31, 2025.
Fundamentals Series
NEW for 2025! The fundamentals track will be soliciting a call for submissions. The VDF planning team has created a guideline for the content they are seeking. Please review their guidelines and submit a call for papers if you feel your content would be a fit.
Original Research
Presentation length for Original Research: 20 minutes (15 min. lecture, 5 min. Q&A)
Presentation length for Brief Clinical Report: 20 minutes (15 min. lecture, 5 min. Q&A)
Intermediate Series
The Intermediate track format will vary from year to year, based on CORE dental topics (Endodontics, Periodontics, Restoratives, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Prosthodontics).
A general guideline will be provided below with subject matter for recruitment of speakers. As this is a guide, if there is an interesting topic within a CORE discipline that is not mentioned that you would like to submit, by all means do so.
Please make sure that you indicate INTERMEDIATE TRACK on your submission form.
Advanced Series
The Advanced track will continue its specialized, in depth, and updated information for attendees. Major changes have included designated topics per day, keynote speakers per topic to increase the comparative knowledge base, and shorter lectures to retain attendee engagement.
Conference Registration & Notification
The presenting author will be be notified of updates or acceptance via email by the end of April. A list of accepted presentation topics, authors, and the program schedule will be listed on this website no later than mid May.
Important Dates
Call for Papers closes March 31, 2025.
Speakers will be notified of their acceptance by April 30, 2025.
Signed speaker agreements are due by May 16, 2025.
All final Manuscripts are due by June 13, 2025.
Honorarium
The 2025 honorarium is as follows:
$200/per lecture hour (50+ minutes)
$100/per lab hour for presenters
$50/per lab hour for assistants (limited number based on lab attendance)
Audio/Visual Information
Each Room will be set with a standard AV package. Speakers MUST provide their own laptop.
Standard AV Package Includes
Screen LCD Projector One Podium Microphone One Lavalier Microphone