Abstract Submissions
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
KEY DATES:
| 1 September 2025 – 16 January 2026 | Abstract submission portal opens |
| 1 September 2025 | Congress Super Early Bird Registration Opens |
| 16 January 2026 | Abstract submission portal closes |
| 28 February 2026 | Author Notification Date |
| 26 April 2026 | Provisional Program Launch |
| 26 April 2026 | Author Registration Deadline |
On behalf of the 15th IFEA World Endodontic Congress Organising Committee, we are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts submission is now open.
Submissions may be on any topic within the broad scope of Endodontology including clinical, physical, biological and social sciences, systemic health, wellbeing, and education.
Submissions deadline: Friday, 16th January 2026
Important information for abstract submissions
- Each category and subcategory of presentation and the associated submission have specific and unique requirements – please read the instructions carefully before submission.
- For example, abstracts for posters that cover Clinical Research (trials, outcome studies) should be submitted to the Original Scientific Research poster section NOT the Clinical Poster section, for clinical case reports and clinical techniques.
- If you enter your abstract into the wrong category/subcategory of presentation it will automatically be considered for inclusion into the General Endodontic Poster section.
Submissions are accepted OR rejected based on:
- Submission to the correct category.
- Adherence to the guidelines for submission to the correct category and subcategory.
- Quality of the submission.
- Decisions on acceptance or rejection of submissions will be made in October. Authors will receive an acceptance/rejection email by 28 February 2026. Please check your Junk/SPAM folders before querying the status of your submission.
Presentation details, e.g. room, day, time and moderator will be informed via email. Authors will be invited to present their work only when the submission has been accepted.
Abstracts not accepted for the Original Scientific Research posters, Clinical Posters and Oral Presentations on Subject Categories will be considered for inclusion in the General Endodontic Poster section.
Authors will have an opportunity to select whether they wish their submission to be withdrawn or considered for this section.
Please note: General Endodontic posters will NOT be formally presented, moderated or included in the Australian Endodontic Journal.
Submission Rules & Guidelines
Please take the time to read the following before submitting:
- All submissions must be in English language.
- Submitters are responsible for the accuracy of their submission, including grammar and correct spelling, as well as the names of authors and institutions.
- Submitters must include appropriate credit to all contributing authors and their associated institutions and disclose any funding, especially commercial funding and other potential conflicts of interest.
- All authors must be listed before submitting an abstract or clinical poster. All co-authors must agree that the abstract or clinical poster can be submitted for presentation.
- Abstracts for the Research Prize, Education Prize and Original Scientific Research poster section should not be submitted if the content has been or will have been published or presented at another meeting.
- Authors may co-author multiple submissions but only present ONE submission in the same subcategory.
- Authors may not submit the same abstract to different categories.
- After submission, authors cannot edit the abstract. Therefore, ensure that the abstract is correct before submitting. During the submission process, the abstract can be saved for editing before final submission.
Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the Australian Endodontic Journal.
If you need to edit the abstract after submitting and it is before the submission deadline, please email our Congress Organisers at ifea2026sydney@arinexgroup.com.
After the submission deadline, no further changes can be made to abstracts.
Submission Subject Categories
Original Scientific Research Poster and Oral Presentation on submissions may be made under the following categories:
| SUBJECT CATEGORIES | |
| Access Cavity Preparation | Endodontic Surgery |
| Biocompatibility & Bioactivity | Epidemiology |
| Bleaching | Imaging |
| Canal Filling – Leakage | Instruments – Cyclic Fatigue and Fracture |
| Canal Filling – General | Irrigants/Medicaments – Antimicrobial Activity |
| Canal Filling – MTA/Calcium Silicate Cements | Irrigants/Medicaments – Canal Cleaning |
| Canal Filling – Sealers | Irrigants/Medicaments – Dentine Disinfection |
| Canal Preparation – Apical Extrusion | Irrigants/Medicaments – Other |
| Canal Preparation – Cleaning Ability | Local Anaesthesia & Pain Control |
| Canal Preparation – Shaping Ability | Microbiology |
| Clinical Outcome Studies – Endodontic Surgery | Pulp and Periradicular Tissue Biology and Pathology |
| Clinical Outcome Studies – Root Canal Treatment & Retreatment | Restoration of Root Filled Teeth |
| Clinical Outcome Studies – Vital Pulp Therapies | Root Canal Retreatment |
| Education | Tooth and Canal Anatomy |
| Electronic Apex Locators & Working Length Estimation | Trauma and Root Fractures and associated consequences |
| Endo-Perio-Ortho-Implant Relation | Treatment Planning |
| Endodontic Revitalization/Regeneration | Other |
Submission Prize Categories
2026 PRIZES
- Research Prize Competition (Early career researchers)
- Education Prize Competition
- Clinical Prize Competition
Research Prize Competition
Supported by the Australian Society of Endodontology
Submissions for the Research Prize will be evaluated by the scientific committee and up to 5 submissions will be selected to compete for the prize by delivering a 10 minute oral presentation (plus 5 minutes for questions). Please ensure that you meet the regulations before you apply. A prize of $1,000, supported by the Australian Society of Endodontology, will be awarded by the scientific committee on the recommendation of the judging panel. The assessors will take into account the originality of the research, its relevance to Endodontology, the methodology, results and discussion, the standard of the abstract and the clarity and quality of the presentation. All abstracts accepted and presented for the competition will be published in the Australian Endodontic Journal.
Education Prize Competition
Submissions for the Education Prize will be evaluated by the scientific committee and up to 6 submissions will be selected to compete for the prize by delivering a 10 minute oral presentation (plus 5 minutes for questions). A prize of $1,000 will be awarded by the scientific committee on the recommendation of the judging panel. The assessors will take into account the originality of the research, its relevance to Endodontology, the methodology, results and discussion, the standard of the abstract and the clarity and quality of the presentation. All abstracts accepted and presented for the competition will be published in the Australian Endodontic Journal.
Clinical Prize Competition
The Scientific Committee will select the best submissions (up to 5) for presentation in a lecture theatre (large screen). The lead author will be invited to present their poster for 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions.
A judging panel will select the best presentation and a prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winner at the end of the session.
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE SUBMISSION
Preparing your Abstract before submission
- Abstracts must be submitted into the abstract submission portal. Email submissions will not be accepted.
- Abstracts must be submitted in English.
- Five key words, for the purposes of indexing, should be supplied below the abstract, in alphabetical order, and should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshhome.html
- While it is not essential to include methodology, results, conclusions, acknowledgements. It is highly recommended.
- It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure that the submission has been approved by all authors.
- The Organising and Program Committees will not be responsible for any errors. Resulting from errors in the abstract submission.
- Successful submissions may be placed into a different stream than that nominated by the author.
SUBMITTING YOUR ABSTRACT THROUGH THE PORTAL
Abstract submission is a two-step process. Please follow the instructions carefully to ensure your submission is uploaded into the Abstract submission portal correctly.
STEP 1: Create an author account
Firstly, you must create an account to upload an abstract. To begin, access the Submission Module portal above. Click the “Create an Author Account” button and enter your contact details. These details are required to create the account. Once you have created an account within this portal you can proceed with your submissions.
STEP 2: Submitting your abstract
Once you have logged into the abstract submission portal, click the ‘Submit’ button to access the submission page. You will be required to provide the following details prior to submitting your abstract:
- Indicate your preferred presentation type.
- Enter your title in the ‘Abstract Title’ box.
- Upload your abstract in the allocated spot: Abstract File section. You may drag and drop the file from your desktop/laptop or you may press +Add files and navigate to the folder location.
- Add any additional emails to the email correspondence box (any email addresses entered here will be included in the correspondence emails that are sent to you).
- Enter the name and organisation of all co-presenters and co-authors.
- Indicate if you wish to be considered for a prize
- Select the most relevant theme for your abstract.
- Answer the additional questions
GENERAL POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS
- All presenting authors will be required to register and pay for Congress registration, travel and accommodation to ensure that their abstract(s) are included in the final program.
- Copyright permission must be obtained by author(s) where previously published work is reproduced.
- Abstracts will not be accepted via fax, email, mail or USB/CD.
- All required fields on the online abstract submission form must be completed.
- It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure that the abstract is submitted correctly.
- After an author has submitted their abstract, they must check their submission to ensure the document has been uploaded correctly.
- Authors can check their submission by clicking on the viewing option in the submission form.
- The Congress Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by internet services outages or other unforeseen events.
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