NIH Awards: One Of Largest Grants in Dental School’s History

Key Takeaways - NIH awards a $4.7 million grant to IUSD researchers. - Grant focuses on dental professionals' readiness for interprofessional care. - Research targets Sjögren's Disease and aims to develop a salivary hypofunction index. Summary:  The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has granted Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) researchers a $4.7 million, five-year U01 grant.

This grant, titled "Establishing Readiness of Dental Professionals in Practice-Based Research and Interprofessional Care," aims to enhance dental students' and faculty's research engagement and evidence-based principles incorporation into the dental curriculum. The research specifically targets Sjögren's Disease to develop a salivary hypofunction index and salivary biomarkers to detect patients susceptible to the disease early. The grant, awarded by NIDCR to IUSD, focuses on…