Ladies and gentlemen, dear ORCA friends,

The local Organizing Committee would like to invite you to join us at the 69^th ORCA Congress which will take place from 29 June - 02 July, 2022 in Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy).

We are pleased to announce that the 69^th ORCA Congress will be an in-person event.

Please note that you can now register for the 69^th ORCA Congress here.

Details about the ORCA Summer School have now been added.

Further details have been published under the respective menu items.

General Information

Letters of Invitation

If participants require a letter of invitation (e.g., to obtain visa or to satisfy their institution’s requirements), the ORCA Board will provide one on request. Please contact the Secretary-General, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Monique van der Veen (E-mail: secretary@orca-caries-research.org) in good time. The provision of such a letter does not imply that travel expenses will be covered by ORCA.

Travel to Cagliari

Cagliari can be reached directly from many European countries. For anyone outside Europe, Rome (airport code FCO) is the easiest choice as there are several flights a day.

For a map with all current direct flights, please see this website (choose 'summer season' once available).

Cagliari can be reached from a wide range of airports in Europe by direct flight:

Travel to Hotels

The easiest way to get to the congress hotels from Cagliari airport is by train, which takes approx. 7 min and costs EUR 1,30 one way. For train schedules, please use "Elmas Aeroporto" as the starting destination and "Cagliari" as the final destination.
Alternatively, taxis and car rentals (map) also available at the airport.

Please be advised that regulations and restrictions are subject to change at any time.

Please see below website for up-to-date travel recommendations:

https://www.italia.it/en/covid19

Please see below website for current travel provisions:

https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/approfondimenti/20…

For current COVID-19 testing sites in Cagliari, please see below list:

SANLURI

Murru snc, via Carlo Felice 193

SARDARA

Scalas Sardara sas, via Pr. Amedeo 5

SARROCH

Concas snc, via Cagliari 149

SELARGIUS

Devoto Stefano snc, via Vittorio Veneto 9 Lostia e Locci srl, via Loni 34

SERRAMANNA

Scalas sas, via Roma 75

SESTU

Carboni Anna Luigia sas, via Cagliari 233 Mocci Riccardo, via Monserrato 57

San Leonardi snc, via Monserrato 252

SINNAI

Conigiu M. Giuseppina, via Pineta 15/17

SUELLI

Loddo Maria Rosaria, via Provinciale 25

TEULADA

Danero snc, via Umberto I 16

USSANA

Mameli, via Roma 152

VILLACIDRO

Fanni snc, via su ponti de su Vicariu 12

VILLASALTO

Eredi Mura di Mura M. & C. sas, via Marconi 19

VILLA SAN PIETRO

Spinelli snc, viale Sardegna 68

VILLASOR

Mambrini sas, via Roma 37

Cagliari

“And suddenly there is Cagliari: a naked town rising steep, steep, golden looking, piled naked to the sky from the plain at the head of a formless hollow bay. It is strange and rather wonderful, not a bit like Italy. The city piles up lofty and almost miniature, and makes me think of Jerusalem: without trees, without cover, rising rather bare and proud, remote as if back in history, like a town in a monkish, illuminated missal. One wonders how it ever got there. And it seems like Spain or Malta: not Italy.”

David Herbert Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia, 1921

Cagliari, formerly called Caralis, was the capital of the province of Sardinia and Corsica during the Roman period and later capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Today the capital of Sardinia and expression of the Mediterranean atmosphere, is a fascinating destination for its millennial history, for its archaeological and artistic museums, for the courtesy and hospitality of its inhabitants, for the food and wine specialties.

http://www.cagliariturismo.it/en

https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/en

Or follow this link to register:

https://registration.sardiniameeting.it/Login.asp?IDcommessa=S22005&Lang=EN

Important Notice

Payments related to your registration, both the ORCA 2022 Summer School and/or the ORCA 2022 Congress, as well as payments related to the booking of suggested hotels, can be done through the dedicated registration system by using a VISA 3D Secure credit card, which is the only type accepted by the platform. Therefore please make sure that you are using such a credit card, especially if you are registering from a non-European country, because currently the 3D Secure protocol (Verified By Visa - ex Secure Code) is mandatory throughout Europe (the same applies to PSD2  regulation too) for any e-commerce transaction.

Such a requirement is not envisaged in the US, for example, so your VISA credit card could work for transactions in American/non-European countries, but it does not work for the European e-commerce.

Please do not hesitate to contact orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it if you need assistance.

ORCA 2022 Summer School - Registration details

The registration fees include:

- Participation in the scientific events

- Congress bag

- Participation certificate

- ECM credits, if applicable

Registration procedure

After completing your registration you will receive a notification email to the address written on your registration form. Should you receive no notification, please check your email spam folder. In case you find no notification, you are kindly requested to contact orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it

Cancellation policy

- Cancellations requested until March, 31^st : full refund after deduction of the administration fee (€ 40)

- Cancellations requested between April, 1^st – May, 31^st: 50% refund after deduction of the administration fee (€ 40)

- Cancellation requested after June, 1^st: no refund

If you need to fully cancel your registration, please contact orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it

In case of serious problems related to the international pandemic scenario restrictions, the registration fee will be fully refunded, after deduction of the administration fee (€40).

The ORCA Programme can be downloaded here.

ORCA Education Platform

Wednesday 29 June - 2 July 2022 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

“Sa Manifattura” Viale Regina Margherita, 33, 09125 Cagliari CA, Italia

The Core Curriculum for Cariology: Fiction or Reality?

Challenges About Implementation

Wednesday, 29th June, 2022

Venue: Sa Manifattura, Viale Regina Margherita 33, Cagliari

Education Platform:

19:00 Welcome Cocktail | Venue: Sa Manifattura, Viale Regina Margherita 33, Cagliari

Thursday, 30th June, 2022

9.00 Opening Ceremony

10.00 Prize winner lecture

    Keynote Speaker Prof. Annika Frahsa (University of Bern, Switzerland)

    “Participatory approaches in Health promotion programs”

11.00 Coffee break

12.00 Poster Session 1 and 2: Awards posters (6 presentations each session)

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Poster Session 3 and 4 (9 presentations each session)

16.00 Coffee break

16.30 Poster Session 5 and 6 (7 presentations each session)

17.45 General Assembly

20.00 (tbc) Informal dinner: Bastione San Remy (walking distance from Convention Center 200 meters)

Friday, 1st, July, 2022

08.30 Keynote Speaker

    Prof. Stefania Martignon (Universidad El Bosque, Colombia)

    “Effectiveness of the ICCMS caries management system"

9.30 Poster Session 7 and 8 (9 presentations each session)

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Poster Session 9 and 10 (9 presentations each session)

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Keynote Speaker

    Prof. Nicola Innes (Cardiff University, UK)

    “Treatment Planning for Primary Molars; Using Evidence to Make Difficult Decisions Easier”

15.30 Poster Session 11 and 12 (9 presentations each session)

16.00 Coffee break

16.30 Poster session 11 and 12 continuation

20.00 Social dinner Venue: Convento San Giuseppe, Via Paracelso, Cagliari (buses will leave from convention centre and hotels at 19.30)

Saturday, 2nd, July, 2022

08.30 Keynote Speaker

    Prof. Denis Bourgeois (University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France)

    “Using risk indicators to plan public dentistry interventions against caries”

9.30 Poster Session 13 and 14 (9 presentations each session)

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Poster Session 15 and 16 (9 presentations each session)

13.00 Closing Ceremony

13.30 Lunch

14.30 Workshop on Research Integrity in Caries Research

Important notice to those interested in booking their hotel room in partner hotels via the Organising Secretariat platform: please make sure to make your reservation asap because due to the high season, room availability is rapidly decreasing.

With a view to welcoming you in Cagliari at the 69^th ORCA Congress, here is a list of recommended hotels near the Congress venue. Please note that if you wish to book your accommodation for the event days in one of the hotels listed below, you can book it through the ORCA Congress official registration system (see Registration page).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Please note that the hotel booking process is available through the ORCA Congress official registration system with limited availability for the event dates only.

Should you need to extend your stay, you should contact the concerned hotel directly and make sure to inform the hotel booking staff that you are attending the ORCA Congress, so that they can find the best solution for you.

Hotel Regina Margherita****

A drawing room in the heart of Cagliari, where design is surrounded by history.
Hotel distance from Sa Manifattura - the Congress venue: approximately 100 metres.
https://www.hotelreginamargherita.com/

Available booking dates June 28^th (included) – July 2^nd (included) 2022

Double Room - € 130

Double Room for Single Use - € 115

Prices are intended  per room per night, breakfast included.
The mandatory City Tax - € 2,00 per person  per day - is not included and has to be paid at the hotel reception.

Hotel Italia ***

Located in the heart of Cagliari, with the passion for hospitality passed down from generation to generation, Hotel Italia is your home away from home.
Hotel distance from Sa Manifattura - the Congress venue: approximately 500 metres.
https://www.hotelitaliacagliari.com/

Available booking dates June 28^th (included) – July 2^nd (included) 2022

Double Room - € 100

Double Room for Single Use - € 88

Prices are intended  per room per night, breakfast included.
The mandatory City Tax - € 1,50 per person  per day - is not included and has to be paid at the hotel reception.

Caesar’s Hotel ****

The town hospitality, a short walk from the sea.
Hotel distance from Sa Manifattura - the Congress venue: approximately 2,8 km.
https://www.caesarshotel.eu/

Available booking dates June 28^th (included) – July 2^nd (included) 2022

Double Room - € 129

Double Room for Single Use - € 118

Single Room - € 85

Prices are intended  per room per night, breakfast included.
The mandatory City Tax - € 2,00 per person  per day - is not included and has to be paid at the hotel reception.

Il Gallo Bianco Boutique Hotel

Hotel distance from Sa Manifattura - the Congress venue: approximately 1,1 km.
https://gallobiancocagliari.it/

Available booking dates June 28^th (included) – July 2^nd (included) 2022

Double Room - € 120

Double Room for Single Use - € 90

Prices are intended  per room per night, breakfast included.
The mandatory City Tax - € 1,50 per person  per day - is not included and has to be paid at the hotel reception.

THOTEL****

Hotel distance from Sa Manifattura - the Congress venue: approximately 2,8 km.
https://www.thotel.it/

Available booking dates June 28^th (included) – July 2^nd (included) 2022

Double Room - € 175

Double Room for Single Use - € 145

Prices are intended  per room per night, breakfast included.
The mandatory City Tax - € 2,00 per person  per day - is not included and has to be paid at the hotel reception.

Terms and conditions

**Listed rates apply until March 31^st, 2022**

Cancellation policy

In case of hotel booking cancellation, the following cancellation policy will apply:

- Cancellation fee 0% - free of charge if cancellation is requested until March 31st    

- Cancellation fee 50% - 50% of the booking amount to be paid  if cancellation is requested between April 1st - May 31st, 2022

- Cancellation fee 100% - 100% of the booking amount to be paid  if cancellation is requested between  June 1st – June 28th, 2022

Please note that in case of non-arrival (no-show) the room will automatically be released the following day and the above mentioned cancellation policy applies.

Key Dates

Abstract submission is now closed.

You can check the status of your abstract submission by logging into our external ORCA abstract submission system (see below for guidelines):

https://orca-abstracts.org/

Presenters should:

• Ensure that they will have the necessary funds to attend the Congress
• Apply for any necessary visas in good time, to ensure that they can travel to the Congress to present their paper
• Ensure that any abstract describing commercially-funded research has been approved by the funding company before submitting it
• Write their abstract exactly according to the instructions given below and are urged to seek help from the Master Abstract provided within the submission system.

The poster format will be A0 and vertical/portrait. The poster dimensions are therefore 84 cm (width) and 119 cm (height).

If you would like your poster to be printed by the Organizing Committee, then please contact orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it by 20 June. The cost for printing the poster on-site is EUR 18.

Please also send an electronic version of your poster (150 dpi & either in pdf or rgb format) to orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it by 15 June.

There is no need to prepare slides for this year's ORCA Congress.

Regrettably, only the Keynote Lectures will be available online. Further details will be posted soon.

Note: Only participants are entitled to register their accompanying person(s) during the registration process.
Accompanying persons are not entitled to attend the Conference Scientific Programme.

In addition to the above mentioned services, pre- and post-congress tours are available. For further information, please contact: orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it

The abstract presentation programme is available for download here.

A pdf file containing all abstracts accepted for the 69th ORCA Congress is now available for download here and will be published in Caries Research at a later date.

Below you will find contact details for the technical organisers of the 69th ORCA Congress:

The Organizing Committee
Sardiniameeting Srl
Viale La Playa, 7 - 09123 Cagliari
Tel. +39 070664334 - Mob. +39 3294870166
orca_2022@sardiniameeting.it
www.sardiniameeting.it

Sponsors & Exhibitors

During the Congress, there will be an exhibition of manufacturers of equipment, devices and products and of other companies related to dental medicine.

Further details will be published here in due course.

Social Programme

Further detail will be published here in due course.

Welcome Reception

Wednesday 29^th June

Time: 19:00

Place: Sa Manifattura, Viale Regina Margherita 33, Cagliari

Dress code: Casual

Opening Ceremony

Thursday 30th June

Time: 9:00; 10:00 Keynote Speaker Prof. Annika Frahsa (University of Bern, Switzerland) “Participatory approaches in Health promotion programs”

Place: “Sa Manifattura” Viale Regina Margherita, 33

Informal Dinner

Thursday 30th June

Time: 20:00

Place: Bastione San Remy (walking distance from Convention Center 200 meters)

The price for (accompanying) persons who have not registered via the Organising Secretariat is € 75.

Formal Dinner

Friday 1st July

Time: 20:00

Dinner: Convento San Giuseppe, Via Paracelso, Cagliari (buses will leave from convention centre and hotels at 19.30)

Dress code: Usual dress code applies for the gala dinner. Ties are not required given the hot weather.

The price for (accompanying) persons who have not registered via the Organising Secretariat is € 95.

Guided Tours

Every guided tour is guaranteed provided that the minimum number of participants is reached, and the deadline for the online booking is June 27th, whereas the payment can be done only at the Tourist Information desk of the Congress venue.
You can book your guided tour here.

Abstracts & Prizes

Poster viewing and presentation                            

Further detail will be made available here in due course.

Yngve Ericsson Prize

The Yngve Ericsson Prize is awarded once every three years in acknowledgement of outstanding contributions to prevention of oral diseases.

Established in 1963, The Swedish Patent Revenue Fund for Research in Preventive Odontology was originally founded on royalties from patents, primarily patents for addition of fluoride to dentifrices to prevent or arrest dental caries. The Fund is the largest non-public granting source for dental research in Sweden through its continued support of research into prevention of dental and oral diseases. This international Prize is named after its founder.

The prize awardees are selected by a five-member Prize Committee appointed by the Patent Revenue Fund and ORCA. The Prize will be presented at the 69th ORCA Congress in Cagliari, Sardinia at the Opening Ceremony (Thursday, 29th June).

ORCA Nathan Cochrane Young Scientist’s Award

The ORCA Junior Scientist Award was inaugurated in 2007 as the Young Investigator’s Award, and was renamed the "ORCA Nathan Cochrane Young Scientists' Award" at the General Assembly of July 4, 2014 in Greifswald, Germany. This prize is aimed at encouraging young researchers, and is awarded each year at the Closing ceremony of the ORCA meeting. The prize winner receives a certificate and is entitled to receive reimbursement of the congress fees for a future ORCA Congress. This year candidates will be presenting their posters in the Thursday afternoon session. The winner will be announced at the Closing Ceremony (Saturday, 02 July).

ORCA Conference Travel Fellowships

These fellowships aim to assist attendance at an ORCA Congress. Researchers in the field of caries or related subjects will be eligible, and preference will be given to workers from underprivileged countries. Awardees will be mentioned at the Opening Ceremony.

This 2 hour workshop will empower participants to improve the transparency and reproducibility of (caries) research. Topics covered will be aspects of research planning, protocol registration, data management, reporting guidelines, peer review and some other principles of open science, including pre-publication. The workshop will be interactive and include hands-on activity and training and is relevant to all those with an interest in improving reporting transparency and research reproducibility, particularly those who are less familiar with the principles of Open Science or reporting guidelines. The workshop will be co-hosted by Prof. MaxCenci and Dr. Gráinne McNamara. Max Cenci is a clinical researcher in Dentistry from the Radboudumc (The Netherlands) and the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil), and works with clinical research, knowledge synthesis and translation, and meta-research, including the promotion of open science practices and the use of tools to increase the transparency on dental research. Gráinne is the Research Integrity / Publication Ethics Manager for Karger Publishers, including the journal Caries Research, and will provide a publisher’s perspective on how to promote transparency and reproducibility in your publications and as a peer reviewer.”

Free for congress participants

This workshop is supported by Karger Publishers and ORCA.

Max 50 participants

Registration page: https://bit.ly/KargerWorkshop

Details about poster viewing and the poster presentation sessions are available in the Congress Program.