House FY16 Budget Resolution: Bad for Biomedical Research, Unhealthy for Americans Thursday, March 19, 2015 0 0 Alexandria, Va., USA – The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) is deeply disappointed with the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Budget Resolution adopted today by the House Budget Committee. By adhering to austere spending caps in the short term, this spending blueprint will further slow progress on improving the health and well-being of all Americans as well as effectively stifle any opportunities to develop personalized medicine approaches to improve dental, oral and craniofacial health, reduce oral health inequalities, or ensure a robust and diverse pipeline of dental, oral, and craniofacial researchers. Read more
Hair Keratins as Structural Organic Components of Mature Enamel: The Link Between Hair Disorders and Susceptibility to Dental Caries Saturday, March 14, 2015 0 0 Boston, Mass., USA – Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Olivier Duverger, National Institutes of Health-National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Md., USA, will present a study titled “Hair Keratins as Structural Organic Components of Mature Enamel: The Link Between Hair Disorders and Susceptibility to Dental Caries.” The IADR General Session is being held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. Read more
Water Fluoridation Reduces Socioeconomic Inequalities Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queensland Children Friday, March 13, 2015 0 0 Boston, Mass., USA – Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Diep Ha, the University of Adelaide, Dental school, Adelaide, South Australia, will present a study titled “Water Fluoridation Reduces Socioeconomic Inequalities Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Queensland Children.” The IADR General Session is being held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. Read more
Environmental Tobacco Smoke is Associated With Periodontitis in U.S. Non-smokers Friday, March 13, 2015 0 0 Boston, Mass., USA – Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Aderonke A. Akinkugbe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, will present a study titled “Environmental Tobacco Smoke is Associated With Periodontitis in U.S. Non-smokers.” The IADR General Session is being held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. Read more
Birth Weight and Pregnancy Complications Associated With the Enamel Defects Friday, March 13, 2015 0 0 Boston, Mass., USA – Today at the 93rd General Session and Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, researcher Bertha A. Chavez Gonzalez, Universidade de Minas Gerias, Lima, San Borja, Peru, will present a study titled “Birth Weight and Pregnancy Complications Associated With the Enamel Defects.” The IADR General Session is being held in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research and the 39th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. Read more