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March 13-15, 2024
Various (see below)
This symposium series was part of NIDCR’s yearlong 75th anniversary celebration and highlighted research conducted by NIDCR-funded institutions.
Speakers included those from different career stages, underrepresented groups in research, international sites, and those whose work is conducted at institutions outside of dental schools.
See complete list and links below for information on each symposium.
Date and time: March 13, 2024 |10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. CT
Speakers presented topics from a basic science perspective on the etiology, prevention, and management of dental caries.
View 10:15 a.m. session details
Date and time: March 13, 2024 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
This session covered dental caries from an oral health disparities perspective to highlight multilevel influences on dental caries and promising strategies to address caries risk and barriers for accessing evidence-based interventions.
View 1:30 p.m. session details
Date and time: March 13, 2024 | 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. CT
Speakers discussed how interprofessional collaborations within SICCA, STAMP, and other efforts are contributing to improved understanding of Sjögren’s disease and development of therapies.
View 3:15 p.m. session details
Date and time: March 14, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CT
This event focused on NIDCR’s FaceBase, a repository of craniofacial data readily available to all scientists. Presenters discussed how data integration coupled with computational methods can drive discovery in dental, oral, and craniofacial research.
View 8:00 a.m. session details
Date and time: March 14, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
This event featured success stories in the product development journey from projects/small businesses that used various NIDCR funding mechanisms.
View 2:00 p.m. session details
Date and time: March 15, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CT
The symposium reviewed the up-to-date evidence on the etiology, diagnosis, and management of periodontal diseases through a lens of clinical, translational, and foundational science.
View 8:00 a.m. session details
Date and time: March 15, 2024 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Presentations focused on a variety of topics, including what drives initiation of head and neck cancers; strategies to overcome treatment resistance; and emerging technologies for early detection, machine-learning-assisted single-cell data analysis, and cancer vaccine development.
For a full listing of anniversary-related events and activities, visit our 75th anniversary webpage.
