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For more information about the clinical research toolkit and training materials, contact the Office of Clinical Trials Operations and Management at NIDCR-OCTOM@nidcr.nih.gov.

Potential applicants should contact the appropriate NIDCR Program Official prior to submitting grant applications that involve human subjects research.

Mission

The NIH Dental Clinic and Consult Service provides clinical expertise in managing and characterizing diseases of the dental, oral, and craniofacial complex.

1. Introduction

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Clinical Terms of Award (CToA) applies to all grant and cooperative agreement awards conducting human subjects research that have been determined by NIDCR to need additional oversight (as defined in Section 2) and/or accrual and retention monitoring. NIH defines clinical research as research with human subjects that is: