Improving Oral Health for All Americans
Optimizing population oral health through integrating patient, provider, and population-based approaches
This project aims to find better ways to provide high-quality dental care and improve oral health for all Americans.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Salt Lake City, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11192770 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Many people in the US face challenges getting good dental care, which leads to different oral health outcomes. This project looks at how various factors, like biology, social situations, and economic conditions, all work together to affect dental health. Researchers will gather new information from US populations and use advanced methods to understand how access, use, and quality of dental care are connected. The goal is to develop comprehensive and affordable strategies to ensure everyone receives excellent dental care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project focuses on understanding broad population trends in oral health, so it doesn't directly recruit individual patients for treatment, but future related efforts might involve individuals experiencing dental care disparities.
Not a fit: Patients seeking immediate individual dental treatment or direct clinical intervention will not receive benefit from this specific research program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to new policies and strategies that make high-quality dental care more accessible and affordable for all Americans, improving overall oral health.
How similar studies have performed: While individual factors in oral health have been studied, this project takes a novel, integrated approach to understand the complex interactions of patient, provider, and population factors.
Where this research is happening
Salt Lake City, United States
- Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah — Salt Lake City, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Heaton, Brenda — Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
- Study coordinator: Heaton, Brenda
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.