The Virtual, Global Community
for Anyone Interested in Dental Informatics

Funded by the National Library of Medicine

Star program

The stars you see next to each member screen name show how much each member has contributed to the Community. You can increase your star level by adding more to the DIOC. Generally, members receive one point every time they interact with the DIOC by updating their profile, uploading a picture, linking a video, adding a comment to a page, or adding a tag to a paper in the Publication Archive.

Here's what the different stars mean:

Blue star () = lower than 20^th percentile (< 8 points)

Purple star () = 20^th percentile or higher (≥ 8 points)

Red star () = 40^th percentile or higher (≥ 15 points)

Turquoise star () = 60^th percentile or higher (≥ 23 points)

Green star () = 80^th percentile or higher (≥ 89 points)

Yellow star () = 90^th percentile or higher (≥ 148 points)