Dental school receives grants totaling $5.8 million
This entry was posted on 7/31/2007 1:54 PM and is filed under Research.
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry recently received grants and awards totaling $5.8 million for research related to periodontal disease and birth defects.
“These grants and awards bring funding for important, meaningful research at UofL but they also mean real money contributed to the local economy and, down the line, saved for the health care system. These researchers’ achievements help us be accountable to our constituents,” UofL President James Ramsey said at a news conference July 31...
...In the United States, more than $14 billion is spent yearly on treatment of periodontal disease. Research findings could help reduce those expenditures and advance understanding and treatment possibilities for associated conditions such as cardiovascular disease, sepsis (a severe immune reaction to infection that can be fatal) and preterm births. One of every 600 babies born each year has a craniofacial defect. Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide.
