NIDCR is the federal government's lead agency for scientific research on dental, oral and craniofacial health and disease. Learn more

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The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health.

Mar 12, 2025 · NIDCR provides leadership for a national research program designed to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the infectious and inherited craniofacial-oral-dental diseases and disorders that compromise millions of human lives.

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is a branch of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The institute aims to improve the oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research and the distribution of important health information to the American people.

The Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration Consortium (DOCTRC) was established in March 2017 through cooperative agreements from NIDCR, with the objective of developing resources and strategies to regenerate damaged or injured dental, oral, and craniofacial tissues.

NIDCR leadership is responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating the nation’s dental, oral, and craniofacial research, training programs, and activities.

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) aims to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health. It also addresses public health challenges such as pandemics, dental and orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, substance use disorders, mental health, oral cancers, craniofacial defects, salivary dysfunctions, caries ...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is responsible for carrying out research work for improving oral, dental and craniofacial health of the public.

The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to improve dental, oral, and craniofacial health. We accomplish our mission by: * Performing and supporting ...