Key attractions at a glance:

• Live Symposium with online option covering main sessions
• Up to 21 CE hours live (about half online)
• Suitable for students, clinicians, scientists & end-translators of all ranks
• Unique 'Ideas Incubator' format with structured sessions & "feedback networking"
• Stellar Keynote Presenters, sharing their translational journeys
• 'D3 Family' themes – 'Meet & Greet', 'Listen & Be Heard', 'Translate Ideas to Action'
• Strong international flavour – many polyglots handy should your English need support
• Be part of "D3 history in the making" by fortifying our 8 field-defining outputs
• Unique translational media show to share cases, anecdotes & emerging science
• Enjoy the excitement of Toronto at a wonderfully picturesque time of year

We’re delighted the twice-postponed International Symposium on Molar Hypomineralisation and Chalky Teeth will be held in Toronto from 12th – 14th October, now that COVID constraints have subsided and Canada is welcoming visitors again.

Addressing the translational paths needed to both strengthen D3 science and convert it into social good, the Symposium is primarily designed for you to attend live after two years of Zoom webinars. There'll be lots of time for informal networking and structured discussion to “meet and greet” our wonderful D3 family (i.e. friendly "geeks" of all persuasions) in person.

The Symposium is framed around a unique 'Ideas Incubator' format that filters current issues and scientific knowledge to arrive at key questions and collaborative plans. We encourage you to come and incubate your ideas with healthcare practitioners, scientists, industry reps, government professionals, and affected public from around the world.

For further information, click the buttons below or contact us.

Registration for On-site Participation in Toronto

This option is for those joining our 'D3 Family Gathering' in Toronto – see below for the Online & CE Video Pack option.

Select the appropriate dropdown option and apply your discount code if pre-registered as follows.

Option 1.
For paid-up D3G members from Higher-Income Countries (HIC = high & upper middle, as defined here), the cost is just AU$700 (≈US$490, CA$630, EU$480, other currencies). This covers the 3-day Symposium, including sustenance during the working day (breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks) and Gala Dinner (excl. cash bar) but excludes your dinner on the other nights and accommodation.
NOTE 1: If you Pre-Registered, use your $50 Discount Code (as sent by Sharon) during checkout.

Option 2.
For non-members and D3ers with lapsed subscriptions from HICs, use this simple Register & Join or Renew option – see Join D3G for terms of annual individual subscription.

Options 3 & 4.
If you're from a Lower-Income Country (LIC = lower-middle & low) and financially needy, the registration cost is halved. However we respectfully ask that, if you're able to pay the full amount, please do so – because D3G is financially needy too!

Option 5.
People keen to help others (and gain karma) may sponsor D3G memberships to help others participate in this event. Simply use the last dropdown option to add one or more memberships to your order, and we'll contact you about your gifting wishes (beneficiary target, anonymity). Alternatively, if your pockets run deeper, please contact us. Read more about helping others via 'D3 Pay It Forward' here.

NOTE 2: If you lack credit card facilities and would prefer to use EFT/bank transfer, please contact us.

NOTE 3: If you'd like to participate in this event but lack the financial means, please contact us regards possible sponsorship.

Registration for Online Participation & CE video pack

This option covers real-time participation in the Symposium and/or subsequent access to the CE Video Pack (covers all 3 days).

Times online: 9am – 1pm, 4pm – 5pm+ (tbc) USA-EST.

Time converter: Find your times here.

CE option: 15 CE hours online (tbc)

Select the appropriate dropdown option and apply your discount code if pre-registered as follows.

Option 1. For paid-up D3G members from Higher-Income Countries (HIC = high & upper middle, as defined here), the cost is just AU$350 (≈US$245, CA$315, EU$240, other currencies).

NOTE 1: If you Pre-Registered, use your $50 Discount Code (as sent by Sharon) during checkout.

Option 2. For non-members and D3ers with lapsed subscriptions from HICs, use this simple Register & Join or Renew option – see Join D3G for terms of annual individual subscription.

Options 3 & 4. If you're from a Lower-Income Country (LIC = lower-middle & low) and financially needy, the registration cost is halved. However we respectfully ask that, if you're able to pay the full amount, please do so – because D3G is financially needy too!

Option 5. People keen to help others (and gain karma) may sponsor D3G memberships to help others participate in this event. Simply use the last dropdown option to add one or more memberships to your order, and we'll contact you about your gifting wishes (beneficiary target, anonymity). Alternatively, if your pockets run deeper, please contact us. Read more about helping others via 'D3 Pay It Forward' here.

NOTE 2: If you lack credit card facilities and would prefer to use EFT/bank transfer, please contact us.

NOTE 3: If you'd like to participate in this event but lack the financial means, please contact us regards possible sponsorship.

Background to the Symposium

Read on below to learn about the ground-breaking history of this Symposium and the exciting Pre-Symposium projects that ensued.

WELCOME TO D3G's "TORONTO 2020+" EVENTS

Ben Ganss	Mike Casas	Mike Hubbard
University of Toronto	SickKids Toronto	D3G@University of Melbourne
Symposium co-chair	Clinical advisor	Symposium co-chair

Welcome to D3G's evolving "Plan B" for what has become a series of international events addressing our translational goal of holistic attack on Molar Hypomineralisation (MH) and allied tooth decay – a global problem imposing substantial burdens at individual, social and economic levels (read more).

Before the pandemic came along, we planned to hold a live symposium in Toronto during 2020, commemorating the centenary of "chalky teeth research" (see here & here). As things have turned out, our enforced switch to online events – first the D3 Workshop in 2020 and then 2021's innovative D3 Research Incubator – has come with some unanticipated advantages including broader participation than might've been expected. Consequently, we anticipate that this year's inaugural live Symposium will have become a globally impactful vehicle for D3G's Chalky Teeth Campaign. Indeed, the 2022 pre-symposium projects outlined below bring an exciting new dimension to this voyage of discovery.

As always, we welcome questions and tips for improvement.

Ben, Mike and Mike, on behalf of the organising team

Contact: toronto2020@thed3group.org

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WELCOME TO OUR PRE-SYMPOSIUM PROJECTS (2022)

Consolidating remarkable gains from our 2020+21 D3 webinars, 8 translational projects are now being developed as a discussion framework for this Symposium.

The interlinked projects span four core topics identified during 2020-21 as priorities for the MH field, and so range from clinical & homecare aspects through public health & education to biomedical science addressing causation and medical prevention. Notably, several projects hold broader significance across dentistry, public health and social good (e.g. Imaging D3s & decay, Silver fluorides & dental pain control, Universal Index for D3s & decay). Cross-sector Task Forces – embracing influential voices spanning dental & other healthcare practitioners, scientists, industry, educators & government – are currently meeting online to develop these projects. Expressions of interest are welcomed; contact us here.

KUDOS FOR THE WORLD-FIRST D3 RESEARCH INCUBATOR (2021)

Our 2021 D3 Research Incubator is over and what a blast it was! We're truly grateful to the participants from 28 countries and organisers for making it such a wonderful experience. The feedback has been thrilling, with many saying this innovative translational event was "history in the making" (we proudly agree). Learn more here and here.

For those who missed this unique event, the three 2-hour videos and "pre-event homework" (i.e. drafts for two future-shaping green papers about consensus research agenda, standards & guidelines) are available for your on-demand learning experience. Optionally, up to 7 hours of CE study can be certified. Simply follow the registration process here, noting prices start at only AU$50 (same terms & conditions as the webinar event). Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions.

HATS OFF FOR THE WORLD-FIRST WORKSHOP ON D3s (2020)

Our ground-breaking Translational Workshop on Molar Hypomineralisation and Chalky Teeth is over – hats off and thanks to everyone for making it such a wonderful experience! Who would believe such a breakthrough cross-sector gathering, involving 35 presenters from 16 countries, could succeed in the midst of a pandemic?

For those who missed it, this unique event remains available as a comprehensive Continuing Education (CE) pack, offering up to 7 CE hours of study with prices starting at only AU$50. Watch our 3-minute video trailer here, learn more about the D3 Workshop here, and register for the CE pack here.

ORIGINAL PLANS FOR A WORLD-FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON D3s (2020)

"Plan A", from 2020 – A useful milestone for reflection!

In May 2019, we proudly announced D3G's inaugural International Symposium on Molar Hypomineralisation and Chalky Teeth. This breakthrough event was an exciting step in our "Chalky Teeth Campaign" – a pioneering public-awareness initiative highlighting that, if appropriate research is done, much tooth decay should become preventable through medical intervention ("Healthier Babies = Stronger Teeth"). Such an advance would have massive social impact given that 1-in-5 children worldwide have "chalky molars".

As originally planned, this symposium prompted a "cross-sector call to action". (Read More)