Research
The School of Dental Medicine is committed to conducting groundbreaking research that advances scientific knowledge and leads to novel approaches to dental care. For fiscal year 2008, the school was ranked 13th in research funding by the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, one of the National Institutes of Health.
School of Dental Medicine faculty members are involved in the following research centers:
- Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia
- Center for Dental Informatics
- Center for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics
- Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
- Dental Registry and DNA Repository
Additional research is ongoing in the following departments:
- Dental Anesthesiology
- Dental Public Health
- Oral Biology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
The school offers numerous opportunities for students interested in pursuing scientific research as well. The Dean’s Summer Research Scholarship supports a three-month summer research experience to three incoming first professional dental students each year. Also, the school’s annual research symposium showcases student work in scientific investigation.
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