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NIDCR’s quarterly newsletter

Microscopic view of mouse jaw cells.
Spring 2025
NIDCR launches Data-Driven Science Hub, forces that sculpt a tooth, tackling dry mouth, and more.
NIDCR clinical team poses with a patient.
Winter 2024
NIDCR’s Niki Moutsopoulos elected to National Academy of Medicine, NIDCR’s website facelift, plastic aligners for patients with brittle teeth, and more.
A microbiome community from human dental plaque.
Fall 2024
The global HIV/AIDS response, addressing pain management in Native communities, exploring the mouth’s microbial wonders, and more.
The United Capitol Building in Washington, DC - a symbol of democracy and governance.
Summer 2024
Barmes global health lecture returns, Senate resolution honors NIDCR, facing cancer head-on, and more.
Children smiling and looking at the camera
Spring 2024
Big hopes for little teeth, NIDCR leaders call for more research on oral health screening in primary care, NIDCR at AADOCR annual meeting, and more.
A photo of the Drosophila female reproductive system
Winter 2023
NIDCR awards $14 million to solve clinical challenges, former NIDCR grantee wins Nobel, 60 years of temporomandibular disorders research, and more.
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Fall 2023
Upcoming 75th anniversary events, new acting scientific director named, a quarter-century quest to treat a rare disease, and more.
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Summer 2023
Join NIDCR's 75th anniversary activities, bone disorder therapy shows promise, anthrax as a cancer killer, and more.
Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD
Winter 2022
NIDCR deputy director elected to National Academy of Medicine, introducing trainee news section, creepy crawlies on the teeth, and more.
Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD
Fall 2022
NIDCR deputy director wins award, sound reduces pain, inflammation may curb chronic pain, and more.
Taste Nerve Reveals Coronavirus Entryways
Summer 2022
Oral Health in America report editors issue recommendations, taste nerve reveals coronavirus entryways, facial pain comes to light, and more.
Oral Health in America
Spring 2022
NIDCR releases Oral Health in America report, a call for action on oral health inequities, NIDCR at AADOCR/CADR, and more.
Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD
Winter 2021
NIDCR welcomes new deputy director, Q&A with NIDCR senior advisor, new findings on SARS-CoV-2, and more.
Artificial Buds
Fall 2021
Q&A about forthcoming Oral Health in America report, portable SARS-CoV-2 sensor, mimicking nature to grow artificial salivary glands, and more.
Oral Mucosa Cells
Summer 2021
Upcoming report Oral Health in America, NIDCR at IADR/AADR, oral cell catalog, Myung Hee Park retires, and more.
UNITE logo
Spring 2021
NIDCR’s stance against structural racism, SARS-CoV-2 may infect the mouth, a dental safe space for kids with autism, and more.