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.

Fundamental Topic Guidelines

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)

Original Research Abstract Instructions

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.

Intermediate Topic Guidelines


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.

Advanced Series Topics and Submission Guidelines


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