Alexandria, Va., USA - Muthuthanthrige Cooray, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, presented the oral session "Oral and General Health Associations Using Machine Learning Prediction Algorithms" at the virtual 99th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in conjunction with the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), on July 21-24, 2021.

The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announced Jeffrey Ebersole, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Sharon Grayden and Stephen Bayne as the 2021 recipients of the AADR Presidential Citation. Ebersole, Grayden and Bayne were recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the virtual 50th Annual Meeting of the AADR, held on July 21-24, 2021.

Not enough progress has been made to address physical inactivity worldwide, with adolescents and people living with disabilities (PLWD) among the least likely populations to have the support needed to meet the World Health Organization (WHO)'s physical activity guidelines. Global efforts to improve physical activity have stalled, with overall deaths caused by physical activity remaining at more than 5 million people per year.

Alexandria, Va., USA - The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) announced Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro as the 2021 recipient AADR's Honorary Membership. DeLauro was recognized during the Opening Ceremonies of the virtual 50th Annual Meeting of the AADR, held in conjunction with the 99th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR), on July 21-24, 2021.

The method from a research team led by Professor Horacio Espinosa could lead to more accurate predictions of how new materials behave at the atomic scale.