Jeffrey C. Chang, Microleakage of Human Teeth with Three Dentin Bonding Agents, Parkell, $3,589.

Sheila Koh, Clinical Evaluation of the Bleaching Efficacy of Two Different Methods, Premier Dental Products, $11,999.

Yahaun Lou, DB and GSBS, Minimal Change Disease: A Disorder of Cell Mediated Immunity, Baylor College of Medicine, $13,270.

John M. Powers, DB and GSBS, Bond Strength of Experimental Nano-Bond 2, Pentron Clinical Technologies, LLC, $1,600;Wear of New Resin Composites, Tokuyama Dental Corp., $2,400; Bond Strength of Pit and Fissue Sealants in Contaminated Environments, Dentsply International, $2,500; Properties of Exaimplant, GC America Inc., $5,000; Bond Strength of Adhesive Systems to Tooth Structure as Affected by Moisture, GC America Inc., $15,000; and Retention of Cemented Vs Bonded Crowns, Heraeus Kulzer Inc., $4,800.

Kathy L. O’Keefe, Bond Strength of Resin Composite to Pre-Treated Enamel, Kuraray Co. Ltd, $96,000; and Bond Strength of All-In-One Adhesives to Enamel and Dentin, Kuraray Co. Ltd, $12,000.

Joe Ontiveros, Bond Strength of Self Etching Adhesives, Discus Dental Inc., $6,400.

John M. Powers, DB and GSBS, Flexural Properties of Modified Resin Composite, Discus Dental Impressions Inc., $1,000; Bond Strength of Experimental Bonding Agent, 3M ESPE Dental Products, $4,800; Bond Strength of Bonding Agent 1P-SEA, Dentsply International, $1,600; Bond Strength of Estiseal F Bonded with IBond in Contaminated Environments, Heraeus Kulzer Inc., $2,500; Bond Strength of K 0127 Formulations to Enamel and Dentin, Dentsply International, $6,400; Color Stability of Ceremics, University of Michigan, $1,000; and Surface Roughness and Gloss of Venus with IPOL, Heraeus Kulzer Inc., $600.

Dr. Paula N. O'Neill, Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine, American Medical Student Association Foundation, $9,882.

Dr. Chunlin Qin, Studies of Proteins Involved in Detinogenesis, NIH, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $1,485,000.

John M. Powers, DB and GSBS, Properties of New Cements and Liners, Cooley & Cooley Ltd., $500; and Effect of Cements/Alloys on Bond Strength of Cast Post, Pentron Laboratory Technologies LLC, $2,400.

John M. Powers, DB and GSBS, In Vitro Properties of Dental Materials, Dental Consultants Inc., $24,400.

The University of Texas at Houston Comprehensive Research Training Program in Craniofacial Biology (UT-TORCH) has been awarded a new budget for Year 2 by the NIDCR /NIH in the amount of $739,866. UT-TORCH is a five year training grant and will enroll 30 trainees including 4 DDS/PhD students in Year 2. The Program Director is Rena D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD, professor in Orthodontics and the Co-Director is George Stancel, PhD, Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS).

Congratulations to Dr. Chunlin Qin and his co-investigator Dr. Bill Butler from the Department of Endodontics and Periodontics on the July 1, 2004 funding of an NIH R01 grant award entitled “Studies of Proteins Involved in Dentinogenesis.”

Rena N. D’Souza, DB and GSBS, Molecular Studies on the Patterning of Dentition, American Association for Dental Research, $2,400.

Pauline J. Duke, Dentists on Mars, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $7,400.

The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston has received notice that a proposal submitted to the American Medical Student Association Foundation (AMSA) Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine (ADDM) project and supported by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was accepted for funding ($20,000 for a two year period). The new research project entitled “Achieving Diversity in Dentistry and Medicine: Integrated Cultural Education in Dentistry” will be under the direction of Dr. Paula O’Neill, professor and special assistant to the dean of the Dental Branch. Co-investigators include Drs. Deborah Franklin, associate professor, and Dr. Douglas Simmons, associate professor both in the Department of Dental Public Health. Dr. David Taylor, associate adjunct professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences, will assist with project evaluation. Amy Luedemann, 3rd year DDS student will also be a part of the project team. The project will develop, implement, and evaluate a curricula based on AMSA’s culture and diversity guidelines over two consecutive academic years beginning in July 2004 and ending in June of 2006. The purpose of this grant is to provide training and essential experiences for students and development opportunities for faculty in issues related to cultural competency. This project will focus on the unique aspects of providing care for patients from diverse backgrounds with the goal of promoting better oral health through greater cultural awareness, empathy and improved communication. An Advisory Panel of community leaders from Houston and Health Science Center faculty will provide guidance for the project.

Sudarat Kiat-Amnuay, D.D.S, assistant professor of restorative dentistry, Dental Branch, was named co principal investigator of a study that will develop new materials for facial reconstruction for people who need rehabilitation after cancer. The five-year study will involve researchers at the Health Science Center, the University of Louisville, the UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, the Mayo Cancer Center and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. The Dental Branch will receive about $350,000 over five years for the study, funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research as a subcontractor through the University of Louisville.

The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston’s Community Dental Van, which provides dental services to children and adults throughout East Texas, will receive $225,000 over the next six years from St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities.
“We believe this dental resource for Houston is invaluable in bringing services directly to adults and children,” said Carla Cooper, executive director of St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities. “Our mission is to advance community health, and we are delighted and honored to work with the Dental Branch in pursuing that mission.
” The three-chair van enables dental staff to provide pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric dental care. “We are able to do everything in the van that we presently do in our clinics,” said John Valenza, D.D.S., associate dean of patient care at the UT Dental Branch and director of the van’s operations. “That includes filling teeth, pediatric sealants, emergency care for those experiencing oral pain, oral cancer screenings, treatment planning, prevention counseling, tooth care and hygiene, and dental education — we even have instrument sterilization and computerized digital radiology areas onboard the van.
” The van also has received a contract for service for $178,000 from the Fort Bend Family Health Center for their Richmond and Stafford sites. Another contract, from Communities in Schools Houston, grants $30,000 in operating funds to treat children at the van, plus referring a number of them, if needed, to the Dental Branch’s pediatric dentistry clinic.
The van, in operation since September 2002, was made possible by a start-up gift from St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities. The van is the 82nd outreach and care program undertaken by the Dental Branch, which provides nearly a million dollars a year in charity care.
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Congratulations to John McGrory, Arti Gaur, and Babette Rivera! Each of these student researchers was awarded a travel grant from the IADR to the meeting in Honolulu.

Grants and Awards Archive - 2003, 2004, 2005

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