Program Schedule
Save the Date and Join the ADM in Tokyo, Japan at the annual meeting.
The Conference is Tuesday, October 6- Friday, October 9, 2026
Meeting Location:
New Otani Hotel
Tokyo, Japan
Click Here to Download the ADM 2026 Program Flyer
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | |
| 13:00 - 17:00 | ADM Board Meeting |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Conference Registration |
| 18:30 - 20:30 | Welcome Reception |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | |
| 07:30 - 14:00 | Registration |
| Scientific Program | How AI is assisting manufacturing and testing |
| 08:30 - 9:30 | James Tsoi (University of Hong Kong, China) Smart Manufacturing in Dentistry |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Lobat Tayebi (Old Dominion University, USA) The Role of AI in Modern Dentistry: Science, Training, and Practice |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Session |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Marshall Postdoctoral Award Finalists |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Mateus Rocha (University of Florida, USA) What is inside the black box? Artificial Intelligence for dental materials scientists |
| 13:45 - 15:00 | Lunch and Learn Sessions |
| #1- Dayane Oliveira (UFCD, USA):Color Science in Dental Materials: From Study Design to Publication (and Surviving Peer Review) #2- Adriano Lima (Paulista University, Brazil): From Conventional to 3D-Printed Dental Polymers: Understanding Their Biological Impact. #3- Lukasz Witek (NYU College of Dentistry, USA): From Regeneration to Restoration: 3D Printing Dental Materials, Layer by Layer #4- Kenta Tsuchiya (Hokkaido University, Japan): Materials Informatics Beyond AI for Dental Materials Design #5- Ana Paula P. Fugolin (Oregon Health & Science University, USA): Next-Generation Dental Biomaterials: Leveraging Stimuli-Responsive Systems | |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | |
| 07:30 - 14:00 | Registration |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Meet the Industry Session (Shofu) - Prof. Dr. Carlos Torres Redefining Giomer: Broader Clinical Possibilities of S-PRG Technology |
| Scientific Program | Ceramics and Polycrystalline Materials |
| 08:30 - 9:30 | Susana Olhero (University of Aveiro, Portugal) Additive Manufacturing of Dental Ceramics: Opportunities and Limitations. |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Fei Zhang (KU Leuven, Belgium) 3D Printing of Dental Ceramics: Challenges and Opportunities for Zirconia and Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramics |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Session |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Estevam Bonfante (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Advances in zirconia recycling and perspectives for future applications |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | General Assembly for ADM Members |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | ADM Networking Dinner |
| Friday, October 9, 2026 | |
| 07:30 - 14:00 | Registration |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Meet the Industry Session (Dentsply Sirona) Dr. Dennis Fasbinder - Part 1 – Expanded Applications for Chairside Zirconia Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Lohbauer - Part 2 – Recent progress in multilayer zirconia and focus on extended restorations |
| Scientific Program | Polymers and Tissues |
| 08:30 - 9:30 | Koichi Nakayama (Saga University, Japan) Scaffold-free Bio-3D Printing for Solid Organ Fabrication |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Marcelo Giannini (University of Campinas, Brazil) Evaluation of 3D Printing Polymers for Dental Applications |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Session |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Junji Tagami (TMDU, Emeritus, Japan) Does 3D Printing Improve Direct Composite Restorations? |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Awards Ceremony |
