At the 103rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) held in Barcelona, Spain, the team led by Professors Huang Cui and Yang Hongye from Wuhan University's (WHU) School of Stomatology received the 2025 IADR William J. Gies Award.

WHU team celebrates their win with a photo after receiving the IADR William J. Gies Award.

Named after IADR founder Professor William J. Gies, the award honors three of the most impactful papers published annually in the association's flagship journal, the Journal of Dental Research.

The winning study is titled Rapid Intrafibrillar Mineralization Strategy Enhances Adhesive-Dentin Interface. It introduces an innovative "rapid intrafibrillar mineralization" strategy using polyacrylic acid-stabilized amorphous calcium fluoride (PAA-ACF) as a dentin pretreatment. This method achieves collagen fibril mineralization in just one minute – far faster than the typical 30-minute international standard.

Dentin surface analysis: Topography and DMT modulus mapping.

The approach significantly improves the mechanical properties and bonding durability of the adhesive-dentin interface, offering a clinically relevant solution to a long-standing challenge in restorative dentistry.