AADR Members to Advance Research Priorities at 2019 Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill Monday, February 25, 2019 0 1515 Alexandria, Va., – Approximately 100 members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) will converge on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, February 26 for the 2019 AADR and Friends of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (FNIDCR) Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. During this annual event, deans and faculty, dental students, researchers, patient advocates and oral health research stakeholders will call on U.S. policymakers to support federal research priorities, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Read more
Journal of Dental Research Centennial March 2019: The Evolution of Dental Materials Over the Past Century Wednesday, February 20, 2019 0 1674 Alexandria, VA, USA – 2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research (JDR). Over the last century the JDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease. To celebrate, the JDR is featuring a yearlong monthly commemorative articles and podcasts that highlights topics that have transformed dental, oral and craniofacial research over the past 100 years. Read more
February 2019 – John Hicks Thursday, February 14, 2019 0 1304 John Hicks is a professor of pathology and pediatrics and an attending pediatric pathologist at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, as well as an adjunct professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry, Houston. Hicks’ interest in cariology includes in vitro techniques for analyzing enamel and root surface caries, caries remineralization with innovative agents as well as with commercially available products and secondary caries formation adjacent to preventive and restorative materials. Read more
Keith Mays Sunday, February 3, 2019 0 1523 “I believe creating opportunities has to be intentional. We think that every person that comes in our doorstep is interested in doing research and has everything all together but that’s usually not the case. There may be some teaching that needs to be done so that people can learn and develop those ideas. It is best to meet every person where they’re at and bring them up to where they need to be.” - Keith A. Mays D.D.S., PhD., M.S., Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the Department of Restorative Sciences, Division of Prosthodontics, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Read more