IADR PRESS RELEASES

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. The April 2019 issue of the JDR features the article “The Role of Bacterial Biofilms in Dental Caries, Periodontal and Peri-implant Diseases: A Historical Perspective” by Ana Paula V. Colombo, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Anne C.R. Tanner, The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Alexandria, Va., – The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) and the Friends of National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (FNIDCR) oppose the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget as released on Monday. While the document includes a few positive references to research, the budget overwhelmingly sends a troubling signal for the scientific enterprise through proposed cuts to critical federal research and public health agencies and proposals related to research reorganization. 

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).

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.

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 year-long commemorative article series and a podcast series that highlights topics that have transformed dental, oral and craniofacial research over the past 100 years.