BAOS 2026 Conference
Open Paper and Poster Competition
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CLOSING DATE: for online Abstract application forms is Friday 12 December 2025.
OPEN PAPER Competition
Categories and Open Paper Prizes:
1 – Open Paper – Research Prize
1st prize £300, 2nd prize £150
Submissions of Abstracts for this category are welcomed for Research Projects. If not accepted for an Open Paper (Oral) Presentation, you may be given the option to present your work as a Poster at our Conference.
Click on following link for Guidance and Rules Information – Open Paper and to apply online for this Open Paper Competition, please click ”Abstract OPEN PAPER Application Form 2026” link at the bottom of this page.
2 – Open Paper – Audit / Service / Quality Improvement Prize
1st prize £300, 2nd prize £150
Submissions of Abstracts for this category are welcomed for Audit / Service / Quality Improvement Projects. If not accepted for an Open Paper (Oral) Presentation, you may be given the option to present your work as a Poster at our Conference.
Click on the following link for Guidance and Rules Information – Open Paper and to apply online for this Open Paper Competition, please click ”Abstract OPEN PAPER Application Form 2026” link at the bottom of this page.
POSTER Competition
Categories and Poster Prizes:
Audit / Service /Quality improvement category –
1st prize – £150, 2nd prize – £75
Research category – 1st prize – £150, 2nd prize – £75
Case presentation category –1st prize – £150, 2nd prize – £75
Click on the following link for Guidance and Rules Information – Poster
and to apply online for this Poster Competition, please click ”Abstract POSTER Application Form 2026” at the bottom of this page.
DCP (Dental Care Professional) – prize – £150
This prize is awarded to the best presentation Poster by a DCP. The rules outlined above apply.
Important Note: Only BAOS Members should apply
CLOSING DATE: for online Abstract application forms is Friday 3 January 2025.
Applying for new BAOS Membership:
If you wish to submit an Open Paper or Poster abstract and are not yet a BAOS Member, you should apply for BAOS Membership ASAP but no later than Monday 27 October 2025 as this will allow enough time for your application to be processed.
Please note that there will be a new process for Poster judging.
Submission of Abstracts
Initially delegates are invited to submit their poster abstracts electronically by Friday 12 December 2025.
All abstracts will be assessed by the Conference Organising Committee and the 60 that are judged to be the best based on the abstract submission will be put forward to be displayed at the Conference.
Poster PDF Submission
After 19 January 2026, BAOS will then contact the authors of the 60 abstracts that are due to be displayed at the Conference and ask them to produce a PDF of their poster which needs to be submitted electronically by 9 February 2026. These 60 PDF posters will be assessed by the Conference Organising Committee, and the best 18 will be put forward for the prize Competition.
All 60 selected posters that are on display at the Conference, will have their abstracts published within the BAOS Oral Surgery Journal, normally the following year.
The lead authors of the 18 selected posters will be asked to present their posters for judging during the Conference. They will be given a 3-minute time slot and will have to stand by their poster and present their work and answer any questions the judges have for them. Following this, the judges will make a final decision as to which posters will be awarded prizes.
Flow Chart of New Process for Poster Submission
Winners of Competition
The Winners of both the Open Paper and Poster Competition will be announced at the Award Ceremony at the Annual Dinner on Thursday evening, 26 March 2026.
Click onto Abstract Application Forms below:
Abstract OPEN PAPER Application Form 2026
Abstract POSTER Application Form 2026