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Leap into Action for Oral Health!

Join us on Tuesday May 10 at 3pm ET for a one-hour online event that will show how NIDCR is moving dental, oral, and craniofacial research forward.

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Leap into Action for Oral Health!
Leap into Action! May 10 webinar
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Sprinkled like confetti throughout this image are dozens of green-, yellow-, and red-ringed axons—nerve fibers that transmit electrical signals throughout the nervous system
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Taste Nerve Reveals SARS-CoV-2 Entryways
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Viral ‘entry factors’ found in human nerves 

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Dr. Rena D'Souza
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NIDCR Director Joins HEAL Director in Q&A
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Dr. D’Souza discusses orofacial pain research and opioids

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A woman is touching her face in pain due to TMD (Temporomandibular Disorders)
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Updated TMD Info
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New TMD info now available in Spanish

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Equalizing Access to Dental Care
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Equalizing Access to Dental Care
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Disparities reduced after public insurance expansions

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Diversity at NIDCR

NIDCR is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse community in its research training and employment programs.

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Dr. Hauser
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NIDCR staff working in the lab

Our Research

NIDCR is the federal government's lead agency for scientific research on dental, oral and craniofacial health and disease.

Leadership & Staff

Research Funded by NIDCR (Extramural)

Research Conducted at NIDCR (Intramural)

Last Reviewed
January 2020