11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Methodological Issues in
Oral Health Research

"Artificial Inteligence in Oral Health"

5-7 November 2026

251 Hellenic Air Force General Hospital

President’s Message

It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the 11th Congress on Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research, to be held in Athens, Greece, in November 2026.

This congress will build on the tradition of the previous congresses and will center on the transformative role of artificial intelligence in oral health care, exploring its potential to revolutionize research methodologies, clinical decision-making, and patient care.

Keynote speakers include Prof. Reinhilde Jacobs (KU Leuven, Belgium; Karolinska Institute, Sweden), who will present “AI Beyond the Metrics: Serving Oral Healthcare Applications.” Prof. Stefanos Kollias (Emeritus Professor, NTUA; Chairman of GRNET S.A.) will introduce new challenges and approaches in AI within the Hellenic and European context. Prof. Ralf Kurt Willy Schulze (University of Bern, Switzerland) will discuss “Artificial Intelligence: Concepts and Challenges’’ in Dental Care. Prof. Anne de Hond (University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands) will explore “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Promises and Pitfalls.”

Finally, Prof. Jean-Marc Retrouvey (Case Western Reserve University, USA) will address “Maturing the AI Paradigm in Orthodontics—From Algorithmic Comparison to Clinical Utility.”

Researchers and students are encouraged to present their work through short oral presentations or posters. Key dates include abstract submission from 10 April to 30 June 2026, notification of acceptance by 30 July 2026, and early registration opening 4 April 2025.

Visit www.miohr.net for details and submissions.

Athens blends ancient heritage with modern vibrancy, offering easy accessibility and iconic sights. This year provides an ideal opportunity to combine cutting-edge science with cultural exploration. The congress venue is conveniently located by the Katehaki Metro station (Blue line) allowing easy and fast access from most areas of Athens.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to this invaluable meeting in Athens.

Dimitrios Kloukos

Congress President

Nikolaos Pandis

Scientific Committee President

Keynote Speakers

jacobs — Reinhilde Jacobs

Professor KULeuven - Karolinska Institute

schulze — Ralf Kurt Willy Schulze

Dr. med. dent, University of Bern, Switzerland

hond — Anne de Hond

Assistant Professor Julius Center | AI Researcher

JEAN-MARC — Jean-Marc Retrouvey

DMD, MSc, ABO, Case Western Reserve University, USA

kollias — Stefanos Kollias

Em. Professor NTUA, Chairman GRNET SA

anastasia-krithara — Anastasia Krithara

Researcher at the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications (IIT) of NCSR “Demokritos”

relic-zelko — Zalko Relic

Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer

Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research

Launched in 2004, the biannual dental-statistical meetings on Methodological Issues in Oral Health Research (MIOHR) aim to bring together oral health researchers and statisticians interested in the analysis of oral health research data.

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WHY TO ATTEND

Aims of the Conference

Discuss Methods

Discuss methods to improve the design, conduct and analysis of oral health research

Enhance Communication

Enhance the communication between oral health researchers, statisticians and other scientists

Bring Together

Oral health researchers and statisticians with specific interest in oral health data analysis

THE ULTIMATE GOAL

Contribute to Better Patient Care

The ultimate goal is to stimulate collaboration between the statisticians and oral health researchers improving the methodological quality of oral health research and stimulating new statistical developments in dental data analysis. In this way, the MIOHR initiative wants to optimize the use of data and budget resources and contribute to better patient care.

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Previous Events

Event Schedule

Scientific Program & Workshops

01 DayMonday
02 DayTuesday

11:30-13:30

Registration
Poster Preparation

13:45-14:00

Opening
Hendrik Meyer-Lückel
Executive Director of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern

Introductions
Nikolaos Pandis
President of the 10th MIOHR Congress

Session 1. Chairperson
Nikolaos Pandis

14:00-14:55

Keynote 1
Preventing immortal time and other biases in observational studies via the target trial methodology

Marcel Zwalen

15:00-15:15

1. Diagnostic imaging studies: more observations or more observers?

Ralf Schultze

15:15-15:30

2. Does Informed Consent Prevent School-Based Caries Prevention Programs from Successfully Targeting High Risk Populations? A Longitudinal Study of Medicaid Claims Data with Clinical Oral Health Data

Shulamite Huang

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:15

3. Estimating the causal effect of number of teeth on critical outcomes of COVID-19: Based on three different propensity score methods

Naichuan Su

16:15-16:30

4. Regular dental attendance in children has long term benefit in adulthood: Evidence from the 1970 British Cohort Study

Aina Najwa Mohd Khairuddin

16:30-16:45

5. Inequality of children’s oral health in the UK can be mediated by lifestyle behaviours

Ke Zhou

16:45-17:00

6. Higher prevalence of tooth loss in people with abdominal obesity: findings from the US and Scottish non-obese population

Jing Κang

17:30-19:00

Get Together at Sitem

Session 2. Chairperson
Spyridon Papageorgiou

9:00-9:55

Keynote 2
Issues in Reproducibility and Replicability

Leo Held

10:00-10:15

1. Small Sample Considerations for Within-Person Trials in Dentistry

Caroline Kristunas

10:15-10:30

2. Is sample size reporting adequate in orthodontic clinical trials?

Sajjad Alipour Shoari

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-11:45

Keynote 3
Oral health research: some critical reflections

Dominique Declerck

11:45-12:00

3. ACES – a new framework for the application of the 2018 periodontitis classification scheme to epidemiological survey data

Birte Holtfreter

12:00-12:15

4. Analytical Strategies for Dental Questionnaire Outputs: Lessons from the German Child Oral Health Impact Profile

Christiane Pink

12:15-12:30

5. Proteo-genomic identification of drug targets for periodontitis

Zoheir Alayash

12:30-12:45

6. Association between kindergarten dental outreach service and untreated decay in primary teeth among primary school students in Hong Kong

May Chun Mei Wong

12:45-14:00

Lunch at Sitem

Session 3. Chairperson
Dominique Declerck

14:00-14:55

Keynote 4
An introduction to pairwise and network meta-analysis

Dimitris Mavridis

15:00-15:15

7. Data sharing and transparency indicators in published RCTs in Oral Health between 2017 and 2023

Despina Koletsi

15:15-15:30

8. Predatory publishing: an ongoing issue against quality scientisic research

Tsitsopoulou Antonia

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-16:15

9. The presence and characteristics of ‘spin’ among the abstracts of trials in dentistry: A series of methodological studies

Fang Hua

16:15-16:30

10. Level of evidence of clinical studies published in 5 leading orthodontic journals

Heng Ho

16:30-16:45

11. Selective outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials among leading dental specialty journals: A methodological study

Feiyang Guo

16:45-17:00

12. Challenges in AI Research within Orthodontics

Thikriat Al-Jewair

19:00

President’s DinnerLocation: Haus der Universität

Meet our Speakers

Apart from the beautiful venue you will have the opportunity to listen to 18 inspiring lectures with 36 speakers from all over the world covering a wide range of topics.

MIOHR | Methological Issues in Oral Health Research

Jenna Smith

Founder

Bryan Lura

Manager

Jemmy Watson

Executive

Nikolaos Pandis

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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