Dear Reader,
It is with great pleasure that we announce the recipient of the 2020–2021 Best Young Author of the Year Award: Dr. Pawel Kallas of the Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo. Dr. Kallas receives the award for his paper: ‘Effect of silica nano-spheres on adhesion of oral bacteria and human fibroblasts’ published online on 15 September 2020. The paper, which is co-authored by Hua Kang, Håkon Valen, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Martin Andersson and Mats Hulander, was awarded for reporting on a study which aims to help tackle a growing clinical problem through an original approach and a thorough and convincing study design.
The award aims to encourage young scientists to publish their research in Biomaterial Investigations in Dentistry and to showcase what is a good manuscript. The award is presented to a first author who at the time of submission of his/her manuscript is within 10 years of completing his/her last terminal degree (PhD, DDS, DMD, MD, etc.), and who is of Nordic nationality or has conducted his/her research in a Nordic country (limited geographically by the statutes of the ACTA Odontologica Scandinavica Society). Eligible manuscripts are evaluated based on the following criteria: originality of study, suitability of study design and clarity of manuscript. The award is accompanied by a prize of 2.000 Euro and a diploma.
Our sincere congratulations to Dr. Kallas and his colleagues.