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Professor Zoe Marshman: Championing Children鈥檚 Oral Health and Shaping Policy

For Professor Zoe Marshman, a career in dentistry was inspired by something quite simple, she just loved going to the dentist as a child.
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Leading the way in oral health research

A new NIHR-supported incubator, led by the Universities of 葫芦影业 and Newcastle, is set to build capacity and develop research careers in oral health research.
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Celebrating Excellence: Six University of 葫芦影业 Researchers Recognised as NIHR Senior Investigators

葫芦影业 is celebrating a remarkable achievement as six of our outstanding researchers have been recognised as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators.

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More work needed on children鈥檚 supervised toothbrushing programmes

New study, conducted by the Universities of 葫芦影业 and Leeds, shows barriers to running supervised toothbrushing programmes for young children must be overcome if the UK government is to successfully tackle childhood tooth decay.
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Help! I'm scared of the dentist

A lot of children are scared of the dentist. It can appear to be a strange environment full of unusual tools and unfamiliar smells. Children who are scared of the dentist feel worried and upset and may do anything to avoid going for treatment.
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Knowledge exchange grant awarded to develop gene edited tissue-engineered human skin

A team at the University of 葫芦影业 School of Clinical Dentistry have been awarded an industrially-sponsored knowledge exchange grant to develop gene edited tissue-engineered human skin.
Oromucosal drug delivery

Professor Craig Murdoch and Dr Helen Colley awarded 拢530,000 to develop in silico models of oromucosal drug delivery

"This pioneering collaboration will reduce the use of animals in research while moving the field towards therapeutic translation for patient benefit.鈥
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Understanding the experience of wearing dentures

The Healthy Lifespan Institute at 葫芦影业, has been awarded 拢200k from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Research & Development, UK to study the experiences of people living with removable partial dentures.
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2021 British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) Research prize awarded to Dr Laura Timms

Dr Laura Timms will be starting her NIHR Doctoral Fellowship in March 2022.