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HEAL Initiative: Oral Complications Arising from Pharmacotherapies to Treat Opioid Use Disorders

May 2022

Goal

The NIH Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative is a trans-agency effort to speed scientific solutions to stem the national opioid public health crisis. Through the initiative, NIH supports research to enhance pain management and improve treatment for opioid misuse and addiction. The NIDCR has been an active partner with the HEAL initiative since its inception in 2018.

Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque Wins IADR Distinguished Scientist Award

NIDCR Deputy Director Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD, was named the 2022 recipient of the Distinguished Scientist Award in Oral Medicine & Pathology Research by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Overview

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), also called tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve. This nerve is responsible for sensation in the face, including the mouth.

236th National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Building 31C, 6th Floor, Room A & B

235th National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Virtual

234th National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Building 45, Room E1/E2

233rd National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Building 45, Room E1/E2

232nd National Advisory Dental & Craniofacial Research Council Meeting

Building 45, Room E1/E2

Oral Health in America Editors Issue Guidance for Improving Oral Health for All

Oral Health in America report editors authored a series of perspective papers and accompanying editorials that draw on the report’s findings to propose strategies for addressing the nation’s oral health challenges.

Taste Nerve Reveals Coronavirus Entryways

Researchers discovered that protein “entry factors” used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to invade cells were present on and around human taste nerves.