Biologic Factors Underlying Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Health Disparities (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Funding Opportunity PA-18-874 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage exploratory/ developmental research on biologic factors that mediate the differences in prevalence and severity of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial (DOC)-related diseases and conditions in oral health disparities populations. It is long recognized that certain racial and ethnic populations suffer an increased burden of DOC diseases and conditions, such as oral/oropharyngeal cancers, early childhood caries (ECC), dental caries, and periodontitis. For each of these diseases, substantial racial and ethnic differences exist in prevalence, severity, persistence and/or disease progression. Biologic factors are believed to play a role in oral health disparities in addition to behavioral, social, and environmental factors. Because critical scientific gaps remain in our understanding of underlying biologic mechanisms that could contribute to these differences, it is difficult to develop targeted therapeutic regimens for those in greatest need.
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - Category: Research Source Type: funding