The University of Iowa College of Dentistry has been awarded a $302,000 two-year grant by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study adolescent caries among the state's children.
The award will support detailed secondary data analyses of patterns of dental caries incidence in children ages 13 to 17 years in the Iowa Fluoride Study, according to the university.
The grant will also support a complex analyses of the longitudinal predictors of dental caries incidence that include demographic factors, previous caries experience, fluoride intake and exposures, and dietary intakes and patterns.
The grant is funded by the Ford Foundation, the Surdna Foundation, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Fund for the Arts Grant Program.
