NIDCR75: Dental Caries – Understanding Microbial Ecology and Caries Management
Event Description
Speakers presented topics from a basic-science perspective on the etiology, prevention, and management of dental caries.
Event Speakers
Session Co-Chair
Hyun Koo, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.
Professor of Orthodontics
University of Pennsylvania
Speakers
![Jacqueline Abranches, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Abranches_Jacqueline.jpg)
Spotlight on Streptococcus mutans: Role in Dental Caries Recurrence and Intracellular Invasion
Jacqueline Abranches, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oral Biology
University of Florida
![Justin Kaspar, Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Kaspar_Justin.png)
Defining Metabolic Interrelationships Between Health- and Disease-Associated Oral Streptococci
Justin Kaspar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biosciences
The Ohio State University
![Jin Xiao, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Xiao_Jin.jpg)
Utilize a Multimodal Perinatal Approach to Establish Oral Health Equity at Birth
Jin Xiao, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor of Dentistry
University of Rochester
![Margherita Fontana, D.D.S., Ph.D.](/sites/default/files/2024-05/Fontana_Margherita.jpg)
Moving Towards Risk- Based and Evidence- Based Caries Management to Reduce Disparities and Improve Health
Margherita Fontana, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Clifford Nelson Endowed
Professor of Dentistry
University of Michigan
Other Information
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May 2024