UW School of Dentistry Research

Office of Research

A resource for information about dental research at the University of Washington including essential forms, toolkits, training opportunities and conferences.

Regional Dental Research Center

The RCDRC provides facilities and resources for clinical research relevant to pathogenesis, diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment of oral diseases, disorders, and/or dysfunctions.

Student Research

Includes information about the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), finding a mentor and current faculty interests, finding funds, opportunities and awards, and other resources. Access limited to UW students, faculty and staff.

Northwest PRECEDENT

Northwest PRECEDENT is the Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry. Founded in 2005, this network of dental practices will establish the infrastructure to perform a wide variety of oral health research studies across a five-state region covering Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah and Washington.

Northwest / Alaska Center for Research on Oral Health Disparities

NACROHD performs research aimed at reducing oral health disparities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. In order to obtain this goal, the Center seeks to develop basic and applied knowledge that addresses the needs of the poor, minority and rural children and their caretakers who now suffer a disproportionate share of oral disease.

Department of Oral Biology

Research conducted by faculty in the UW Department of Oral Biology has direct ties with Dentistry and advances in dental research that keep the dental profession strong. In addition, the mouth is the entrance to the body and many aspects of systemic health are reflected in oral health. Our research contributes to our nation's need for knowledge to develop better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases that affect us all, from infancy to old age.