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Oral Health Research Workforce Working Group

The National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council (NADCRC) Oral Health Research Workforce Working Group was charged with developing and recommending evidence-based approaches to sustainably recruit, train, and retain researchers who have knowledge and skills to build a robust dental, oral, craniofacial (DOC), and clinician-scientist research workforce.

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.
Finding a Way To Weaken a Stubborn Parasite

In Brief:

  • NIDCR scientists revealed the structure of an enzyme needed by the infectious parasite Toxoplasma gondii to build long-lasting cysts in host organisms. 
  • By comparing the parasite’s enzyme to a similar version found in humans, investigators found several differences that could be exploited as drug targets to weaken these cysts.
Community Water Fluoridation

In the early 1900s, scientists began investigating the impact of local water on oral health. By the 1940s, it was clear that people whose drinking water naturally contained higher levels of fluoride had fewer cavities.