Message from Secretary General

Dear Dental Researchers and ISDR members
The world is going through a very challenging time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is affecting all of us in some way or another. With these challenges come some difficult decisions, yet our focus must always remain on uniting for the health of our communities.

Therefore, in light of these exceptional circumstances, Executive committee of ISDR and the Local organizing team of 2020 ISDR has decided to postpone the meeting to a later date in 2021. If any payment has been made, the Local organizing team would stay in touch with you.

We would like to extend our gratitude to the Local Organizing team headed by Prof. Mahesh Verma, with whom we were organizing this meeting, for their support and understanding at this difficult time. We will work together with them in 2021 to reschedule this congress in a future year and look forward to making this a joint success.

This decision to cancel the conference was not taken lightly, but was considered necessary, as in October 2020, India would still be recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic – there may be restrictions, financial issues besides the health of our valued delegates to be considered. In addition, a lot of our planned activities may have been postponed, delayed or cancelled during this period. You will, therefore, need to refocus your attentions and prioritize your efforts, which is both understandable and appropriate.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding during this unprecedented public health crisis.

We wish you and your families well and hope you and your loved ones are in the best possible health.