Recent Grants and Awards

Homa Amini, DDS, MS, MPH
Dental Faculty Loan Repayment program; Health Resources & Services Administration: No Cost Extension

Natalie Andras
The Role of Bone Sialoprotein in Modulating Periodontal Development and Repair; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $54,774

John Bartlett, PhD
Enamelysin Processing Mechanisms in Amelogenesis; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: No Cost Extension

Michelle Beverly
E-cigarettes and Oral Wound Healing: An Integrated Omics Approach; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $53,494

Albert Chan, DDS, MS
Ultrasonic Imaging of Bone Graft Healing in Extraction Sockets for Precise and Personalized Implant Therapy; University of Michigan: $335,471
Longitudinal Monitoring of Microsurgical Socket Augmentation Healing With Ultrasonography - A Randomized Controlled Trial; Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc.: $45,599
2024 Annual OSU PiMA Hands-on Workshop; Carl Zeiss Meditec: $26,400

Beth Chartier, RDH, MPH
OSU Community Oral Health Programs; American Dental Hygienists Association Institute for Oral Health: $5,000

Michael Chavez, BS
Functional Domains of Bone Sialoprotein in Dentoalveolar Development and Healing + Child Care Supplement; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $47,594

Brian Foster, PhD
Functions of Extracellular Matrix Proteins in Dental and Skeletal Mineralization; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: No Cost Extension

Identifying Novel Mechanisms for Dentoalveolar Mineralization Defects in X-Linked Hypophosphatemia; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $487,153

Exploratory Therapy for the Skeletal/Dental Phenotype in PHOSPH01 Deficiency; Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute:
No Cost Extension

Effects of KRN23 on Dental Mineralization in X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH); Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma, Inc.: $6,972

Kim Hammersmith, DDS,MPH, MS
Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene; Health Resources and Services Administration: $450,000

Justin Kaspar, PhD
Interactions of Streptococcus Mutans in Supragingival Biofilms; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: No Cost Extension

Correlation of Streptococcus Mutans MicrocolonySsize to Disease Potential and Therapeutic Tolerance; Colgate-Palmolive: $39,000

Rachel Kearney, BSDH, PhD
Community Oral Health Outreach Program; Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc.: $3,000

Effectiveness of Soft Tissue Retractor Use for Brushing in Patients Who Have Diminished Brushing Capacity; Delta Dental Foundation: $57,464.95

Do-Gyoon Kim, PhD
Injectable Hybrid Dental Implant System; HuMed Lifesciences Corp.: No Cost Extension

VA MERIT (1I01RX004283-01A1) | NSP; The Ohio State University Internal Award: $8,500

Lisa Knobloch, DDS, MS
A Prospective Study to Evaluate Astra Tech Osseospeed 3.0S Implants and Atlantis Abutments for Restoration of a Lateral Incisor in Cleft Patients; Astra Tech: $ 4,973

Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, PhD
E-cigarettes and Perturbations in the Subgingival Ecosystem; University of Michigan/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $90,313

A Prospective, Observational Clinical Study of the Safety, Effectiveness and Clinical Performance of the TSX Dental Implant System; Biomet, Inc.: $18,054

Chris Lee, DMD
Enhanced Dental Implant Curriculum in PGY-2 General Practice Residency Program; Delta Dental Foundation: $35,000

Eugene Leys, PhD
Diabetes Reversal and the Subgingival Microbiota; University of Pennsylvania: No Cost Extension

Susan Mallery, DDS, PhD
Assessment of Chemopreventive Effects of a Mucoadhesive Fenretinide Patch on Premalignant Oral Epithelial Lesions; National Cancer Institute: $294,102

Chemoprevention by Black Raspberry of Oral Cancer Induced by Tobacco Carcinogens: Translational Studies; University of Pennsylvania: $11,458

Formulation, Evaluation, and Phase 0 Trial of Nanoparticle Releasing Oral Thin Film for OSCC Chemoprevention: $723,838

Luiz Meirelles, DDS, PhD
Bone Healing and Peri-Implant Health Around a Novel Implant System: An Experimental Study in Dogs; Zimmer, Inc.: $118,913

Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH
Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF): Improving Oral Health through Policy and Awareness; Delta Dental Foundation: $72,768

Kazune Pax
Mommyomics and Babyomics - Effect of Gestational Diabetes on the Developing Infant Microbiome; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $53,494

Sarah Peters, PhD
SEMA7a Regulation of Tooth Mineralization, Root Elongation, and Innervation; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $157,500

Dentin-Pulp Dynamics of Aging Teeth; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $315,000

John Sheridan, PhD
Multidisciplinary Research Training in Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Sciences (MARTDOCS); National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $548,967

Dynamic Cellular Interactions Associated with Inflammatory Monocyte Accumulation in the Neurovasculature with Social Stress; National Institute of Mental Health: No Cost Extension

Carroll Ann Trotman, BDS,MA, MS
Dynamic and Patient-Centered Outcomes of Facial Reanimation Surgery in Patients with Facial Paralysis; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research: $628,035

Yi-Chu Wu, DDS, MS
Operating Microscope Versus Traditional Loupes During Regeneration Therapy for Peri-Implantitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Ultrasonographic and Biomarkers Evaluation; Delta Dental Plan of Michigan, Inc: $173,197

New Intramural Funding

Kelly Kennedy, DDS, MS (Principle Investigator)
Co-Investigator Veeshesh Patel, DDS; Fabricating an Accurate Head and Neck Airway Model Using 3D Printing: $15,000 funding

Kedith Sawangsri, DDS, MS
The Effect of Bone-Targeted Alkaline Phosphatase in Alveolar Bone Healing: $24,790 Funding