Centers for Minority Oral Health

Timeline Display Date
1992

In September, NIDR launched its Regional Research Centers for Minority Oral Health Initiative. Intended to strengthen minority representation in the field, the regional centers were partnerships between minority programs and larger research-intensive institutions. The NIDR minority research centers were the first created by an NIH institute and the model for subsequent efforts.

Group photo in front of the Meharry Medical College building.
Photo courtesy of Lucius Patenaude, Meharry Medical College
Nashville’s Meharry Medical College teamed with the University of Alabama to form one of the first Regional Research Centers for Minority Oral Health.
Edward Hamppand Trench Mouth
Explore an Interactive Timeline of NIDCR's History

Learn about important events, scientific breakthroughs, and publications starting in 1945.

Last Reviewed
December 13, 2025