Project Grant R56DE034127
- The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.121), awarded a $155,500 Project Grant to The University of Iowa. The grant funds a study to identify the causal effects of preventive dental services, including comprehensive oral exams, prophylaxis, fluoride application, and dental sealants, on academic achievement among children enrolled in Medicaid in Iowa. The study aims to determine the ages at...
- This federal Project Grant award of $693,179 was provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research (CFDA 93.121) program. The grant supports a multistage mixed methods study to determine the impact of Medicaid reimbursement policies on the use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment and downstream oral health outcomes for Medicaid-enrolled children. Specifically, the study will (1) assess the impact of Medicaid SDF...
- This Project Grant award of $965,145, provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research (CFDA 93.121) program, aims to examine disparities in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) outcomes among Medicaid-enrolled adults. The key objectives are to: Characterize differences in early-stage diagnosis and 5-year survival rates for OPCs based on race, ethnicity, sex, and rurality using the SEER-Medicaid dataset. Assess the impact of...
- This $322,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), will support secondary data analysis from the CariesAway study to advance the implementation of school-based oral health programs using silver diamine fluoride (SDF). The research aims to explore the longitudinal caries arrest capabilities of school-based SDF applications, estimate surface-level caries risk...
- The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded a $219,132 Project Grant to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121). The funding will support a 2-year project titled "Demystifying DMFT/DMFS: Pragmatic Nationwide Assessment of Dental Caries Outcomes from NHANES." The project aims to develop advanced statistical methods for efficiently assessing dental caries experience using complex nationwide...
- This $597,807 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.121), will establish a novel 13C-labeled metabolite library for the study of dental caries. The key objectives are to: Create a 13C-labeled oral bacterial metabolite reference library for Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus gordonii using SWATH LC-MS, with dual peaks identified and curated to improve rigor...
- This federal Project Grant award of $242,196.00 was provided by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866) to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc. The grant will support a project led by Dr. Lisa Simon, an internal medicine physician and general dentist, to evaluate the impact of a new Medicare dental benefit on the health outcomes of older adults. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Determine changes in dental visit rates and tooth loss...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the federal Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), provides $135,000 to the ADA Forsyth Institute, Inc. (The Forsyth Institute) to support the Forsyth Student Scholars (FSS) summer internship program. The program aims to increase the representation of underrepresented and educationally disadvantaged students in oral health research by providing high school students from...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.121), funds research to investigate the association between the oral microbiome and biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), as well as mid-life cognitive function. The $332,787 award, granted on August 14, 2025, will leverage data from the High School & Beyond (HS & B:80) cohort study...
- The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) awarded a $304,998 Project Grant under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research (CFDA 93.121) federal grant program to KDH Research & Communication, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in Atlanta, Georgia. Through this grant, KDH Research & Communication will develop a web-based clearinghouse to serve as a centralized hub for researchers and dental providers to increase participation in oral health research and...
This $728,647 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), will fund a study to construct a statewide dataset on Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and children's oral health in Massachusetts. The study aims to 1) identify and describe children and primary care clinicians enrolled in Medicaid ACOs, and 2) compare rates of fluoride varnish applications among primary care providers in ACOs during the first year of a new ACO-Oral Health model launched in 2023. This research will provide preliminary data to support a future mixed-methods study on the effects of Medicaid ACOs on child and clinician outcomes related to oral health and access to dental care. The award period is from September 2025 to September 2027.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $728.6k | 9/17/25 |