Journal of Dental Research Centennial April 2019: Microbiology of Periodontal Diseases and Dental Caries — A Historical Perspective Wednesday, March 20, 2019 0 2914 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. Read more
AADR/FNIDCR FY20 Budget Statement Tuesday, March 12, 2019 0 1539 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. Read more