Mission statement:

The Indiana Section of the AADR ( INAADR) exists to promote the objective of the AADR on a local level.  This objective is to promote the advancement of research in all sciences pertaining to the oral cavity, its adjacent structures, and their relation to the body as a whole; the utilization of this knowledge for the promotion of better approaches to the prevention and treatment of oral diseases and other diseases of the head and neck; and the improvement of communication and cooperation among all investigators in order to share this knowledge for the benefit of all people.

Membership to the INAADR is open to undergraduate dental students, dental hygiene students, dental assisting students, graduate students, faculty, and staff who are interested in Dental Science and Dental Research

Members of the INAADR are part of a network of dental professionals that support  the activities section.  The INAADR is an integral sponsor of the Annual IUSD Research Day held each spring and sponsors or co-sponsors on average one scientific seminar per month.  The INAADR also sponsors special awards during the Indiana Regional Science Fair at Upper Elementary, Junior and Senior Divisions.

The INAADR sponsors continuing dental education credits to dentists and dental hygienists.

2007 - 2008 Officers:

President: Andrea Ferreira Zandoná, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.
Vice President: Burak Taskonak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Secretary/Treasurer: Masatoshi Ando, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Councilor: Hafsteinn Eggertsson, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D.
Past President: Judith Chin, D.D.S., M.S.D.

2008 IUSD Research Day Site (coming in December)

Indiana Section of the AADR - Call for Membership 2007-2008

Application for Visiting Speaker / Travel Support

Presidents Report - August 2006 - July 2007