Thank You
Thank you to all who participated in the NIDCR 2030 strategic visioning initiative. We are no longer accepting new submissions. All submitted ideas and comments are archived on the individual goal pages listed below.
Stay tuned for updates on the review stage, discussions of top ideas and future research initiatives, and ongoing dialogue about efforts to reach the NIDCR 2030 goals.
If you have questions about NIDCR 2030, please continue to contact us via e-mail: nidcr2030@nidcr.nih.gov.
If you are interested in browsing the diverse portfolio of NIDCR-funded research projects or searching for current research in your area of interest, visit the RePORT Expenditures and Results Tool (RePORTER): https://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm. For more information, visit NIDCR’s grants and funding page: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/grantsandfunding/.
Our Vision
In 2030, we imagine a world where dental, oral, and craniofacial health and disease are understood in the context of the whole body, and research transforms how we promote health, treat disease, and overcome health disparities, so all people have the opportunity to lead healthy lives.
To achieve what we’ve imagined, we need you. Please join us in a discussion about what it will take to reach the five goals we outline below. We will use your ideas and comments to plan future workshops and research initiatives.
Goals
Browse our 2030 goals and submit your ideas.
Oral health will be fully integrated into the study of overall health through a deeper and more complex understanding of the underlying biological, behavioral, and social factors that cause disease or support health in the dental, oral, and craniofacial region and throughout the body.
End Date: June 2, 2017Precision prevention, treatment, and public health interventions will be available to all people based on their unique variations in genetic, biological, behavioral, and social determinants of health. Individual and population-based dental, oral, and craniofacial prevention and treatment strategies will be scientifically-based and validated.
End Date: June 2, 2017Prevention and treatment tactics aimed at the dental, oral, and craniofacial region will take advantage of the body’s innate ability to repair and regenerate damaged or diseased tissues. In addition, these autotherapies will be used to restore the biological balance of body systems and maintain health.
End Date: June 2, 2017The mouth will be used as a portal for real-time monitoring and assessment of oral health and overall health. Devices located in the dental, oral, and craniofacial region will also be able to diagnose disease and deliver local and systemic treatments.
End Date: June 2, 2017The dental, oral, and craniofacial research workforce will cross disciplines, draw from multiple professions, and reflect the diversity of the nation with regard to race, gender, ethnicity, disability, and socio-economic status.
End Date: June 2, 2017Trending Ideas
Embryonic "compensation" and aut...
Embryonic tissues and organs can often effectively compensate for defects during development, but how they do so is poorly understood. Applying st...
Net Votes: 2 Number of Comments: 0Lingual Strengthening Treatment ...
Device-facilitated lingual strengthening has been shown to result in improved swallowing function and increased saliva production in patients with...
Net Votes: 6 Number of Comments: 0Polymicrobial synergy
Oral diseases (as well as most other inflammatory diseases of the mucosae) are known to be triggered by the immunopathology resulting from the over...
Net Votes: 13 Number of Comments: 1The Relationship between Swallow...
Swallowing, oral health, and saliva production are crucial factors for maintaining overall health and an optimal quality of life. While evidence su...
Net Votes: 9 Number of Comments: 1About Us
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is the nation’s leading supporter of dental, oral, and craniofacial research. NIDCR is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information about NIDCR, visit www.nidcr.nih.gov.