NIDCR's Spring 2022 E-Newsletter

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NIDCR's Spring 2022 E-Newsletter In this issue: NIDCR News Funding Opportunities & Related Notices NIH/HHS News Subscribe to NIDCR News Science Advances   NIDCR News NIH & NIDCR Release “Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges” In December, NIDCR announced the release of a report that provides a comprehensive snapshot of oral health in America, detailing 20 years of advances and challenges and drawing on data from public research and evidence-based practices. For more on the report, including a video message from the NIDCR director, monthly report snapshots, and more, visit NIDCR’s Oral Health in America webpage. D’Souza & NIH, HHS Leaders Call for Action on Oral Health Inequities Drawing on findings and recommendations from Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges, NIDCR Director Rena D’Souza, DDS, PhD, Science Advisor to the President and former NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, and US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, write in a recent New England Journal of Medicine Perspective that addressing oral health disparities will require changes that include a better understanding of the intersection of oral, overall, and mental health, as well as efforts to make oral health care accessible and affordable for all Americans. 2022 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting &am...
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