Sandra Giconi, Grants & Contracts Manager in the Pitt Dental Medicine Office of Research was recognized at the Health Sciences Research Administration (HSRA) Fall Research Administrator Day with the “Outstanding Career Achievement Award”. This award recognizes staff members with more than 10 years of unparalleled service to the University in a research administration role.
Research
ADA Endorses Prescribing Guidelines
The American Dental Association (ADA) endorsed the newly developed opioid prescribing guidelines for dental procedures in adults and adolescents (over 12 years of age.) The new guidelines were developed cooperatively by both the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pennsylvania after conducting a network meta-analysis and several systematic reviews that found that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (such as ibuprofen and naproxen) alone, or in combination with acetaminophen, are sufficient for the treatment of dental pain.
Pitt Dental Medicine Researchers Consider How Immunotherapy May Treat or Prevent Periodontal Disease
Intini Receives $2.8M NIH/NIDCR Grant
Congratulations to Pitt Dental Medicine Associate Professor, Giuseppe Intini DDS, PhD, who has been awarded a $2.8M R01 federal grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Dental and Cranio
