A Mouthful of Evidence What's the link between periodontal disease and low-weight babies?     More...

Research Center Receives NIH Funds May 28, 2003 (Lexington, Ky.) -- The University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) has received renewed funding of $ 1,737,105 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for this, its nineteenth year.     More...

UK College of Dentistry/Medicine Professor Honored May 19, 2003 (Lexington, Ky.) -- Craig S. Miller, D.M.D., M.S., professor of oral medicine, microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and College of Medicine, was elected president of the American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM) at the 57th annual meeting of the academy in Tucson, Ariz., earlier this month.     More...

UK College of Dentistry Receives Endowment to Improve Kentucky's Oral Health Oct. 16, 2002 (Lexington, Ky.) -- Delta Dental Plan of Kentucky has awarded the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and the University of Louisville School of Dentistry a $1.5 million endowment that will be used to enhance research efforts and improve oral health for Kentuckians.     More...

UK College of Dentistry Researcher Leads Periodontal Disease Multi-institutional Study Aug. 19, 2002 (Lexington, Ky.) -- A University of Kentucky College of Dentistry researcher recently received a grant to see if expectant mothers with periodontal disease have an increased chance of giving birth to pre-term, low birth-weight babies. More...

UK College of Dentistry Receives Grant to Give Dental Education to Family Practice Medical Residents July 31, 2002 (Lexington, Ky.) -- The mouth serves as a pathway to the rest of the body. That is why educators at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry are helping to ensure family practice medical residents know how to screen young patients for signs of poor oral health.     More...