INSTRUCTION TO CONTRIBUTORS

GENERAL INFORMATION
A parallel session for the approved abstracts will be running throughout the ESE Congress 2009. Interested colleagues are cordially invited to submit an abstract for possible presentation on endodontically related topics of 20 - 30 minutes duration (to include at least 5 minutes discussion). For those whose abstracts are accepted the presenting author must register for the Congress. Only one presentation is allowed per individual, being either an Oral Presentation or Poster, although the author may be a co-author on another presentation. There will be no reduced fees for Presenters.

ABSTRACTS RECEIVED AFTER 1ST MARCH 2009 CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Congress Organising Committee. Those that are not relevant to endodontology, are overlength or technically deficient will be rejected. Abstracts will appear in the Congress Booklet issued to delegates on arrival at the Congress.

PRESENTATION INFORMATION
Abstracts MUST be submitted in ENGLISH. It is essential that instructions be followed meticulously to provide clear legible copy. Where English is not the native language of the author, he/she is advised to seek assistance.

AFTER SUBMISSION NO EDITING OR CORRECTION BY THE AUTHOR WILL BE POSSIBLE.

AUTHORS AND INSTITUTIONS
List all authors, each followed by initials then institution(s), town and country. Omit professional titles and degrees, but note punctuation eg:
Adams RM, Smith PD. University School of Dentistry, London, UK. Please indicate the presenting author.

TITLE
Start on a new line. The title must be concise, indicative of the content of the abstract and not exceed 15 words. Use lower case letters except for the first letter of the title and proper nouns.

CONTENT OF ABSTRACT
The abstract should contain a concise statement of the investigation, conducted procedures, techniques or the special feature of a clinical case and should end with a brief conclusion.

Illustrations and tables must not be included. Following the full stop at the end of each sentence insert only 1 space before the next sentence. Between all words use only 1 space. For percentages use the % symbol and round up to nearest whole number.

References should not be included.

With a commercial product the text should contain the product's name, with the manufacturer and country in parentheses.

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Abstracts must be submitted via the internet on http://www.eseedinburgh.com and be no more than 300 words. Care should be taken to follow the on-line instructions in order to complete the web-based forms accurately

NOTIFICATION
Authors will be notified by email if their presentation is accepted by 30th APRIL 2009

Authors who are unsure of the procedure may contact the ESE Congress Administrator