# Comprehensive Training in Inter-Disciplinary Oral Health Research

> **NIH NIH T90** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2021 · $514,302

## Abstract

Abstract
Advances in improving oral health depend upon producing well-trained and highly competent scientists
capable of conducting rigorous dental, oral and craniofacial research, as well as working in multidisciplinary
teams to translate research findings into applications that improve the health of the public. This proposed
training program at the University of Washington (UW) is a competing renewal of an existing T90/R90 training
grant on Comprehensive Training in Interdisciplinary Oral Health Research. Our previous NIDCR-funded
training programs have been highly effective, with over 80% of our trainees from the prior 15 years currently
working in research-intensive or research-related positions. We have successfully created and refined a
comprehensive program that covers a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary oral health research areas.
Research areas included are public health, behavioral, and clinical, as well as basic and translational. The
multidisciplinary Department of Oral Health Sciences (OHS) in the School of Dentistry serves as the focal point
for the program, providing core content for all trainees. Other participating departments include Biostatistics,
Epidemiology and Health Services in the School of Public Health. Focal areas in basic and translational
sciences include molecular and genetic approaches to health and disease; craniofacial structure, function and
development; and stem cell biology/tissue regeneration/engineering. In the current application, our objectives
are to: 1) provide rigorous, discipline-based training in basic/translational or public health/behavioral/clinical
oral health research (achieved through departmental graduate programs and mentored research); and,
2) provide experiences that develop trainees' skills for participating as strong contributing members of
multidisciplinary research teams (achieved through core seminars and research presentations, as well as
individualized career development opportunities, based on the trainee's Individual Development Plan). Pre-
doctoral training (2 PhD positions) is offered through PhD programs in all four participating departments. The
DDS/PhD program (3 positions) is offered through the Oral Biology Graduate Program in OHS. Postdoctoral
training (5 positions) is offered for PhD's working on oral health research topics, as well as for dentists seeking
additional research training and experience. Included is 1 postdoctoral position designated for a non-citizen
dentist interested in advanced research training in preparation for a research career, particularly in a US school
of dentistry. The expected duration of appointments is 5 years for pre-doctoral and 2 or 3 years for
postdoctoral trainees. We will evaluate the program based not only on process measures, but also on long-
term outcomes, including positions taken by trainees and their success in them, the number, quality and
multidisciplinary nature of scientific publications, and grants applied for and funded.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10201564
- **Project number:** 5T90DE021984-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Douglas S Ramsay
- **Activity code:** T90 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $514,302
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10201564

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10201564, Comprehensive Training in Inter-Disciplinary Oral Health Research (5T90DE021984-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10201564. Licensed CC0.

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