Abstract

The Microbiology Core will essential Microbiology services for multiple, projects associated with the Disparity.
The aim for the Microbiology Core is to provide efficient service to optimize resources and aid collaborative activities. The facility will be designed with consideration for both immediate and future needs and takes advantage of existing resources and build on these for development of state-of-the- art facilities in the area. The Microbiology Core will foster and promote the incorporation of sophisticated microbiological methodology in the disparity Center research projects. The Microbiology facility will be responsible for culture, identification and enumeration of S. mutans from clinical oral samples. They will characterize the clinical S. mutans from clinical oral samples of xylitol susceptibility using multiple assays. The Microbiology facility will also catalog, isolates, store clinical samples and bacteria from the various populations and maintain a database for the information generated.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
5U54DE014254-02
Application #
6661471
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDE1)
Project Start
2002-08-01
Project End
2003-07-31
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$58,778
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Washington
Department
Type
DUNS #
135646524
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195

  Publications

Heaton, L J; Leroux, B G; Ruff, P A et al. (2013) Computerized dental injection fear treatment: a randomized clinical trial. J Dent Res 92:37S-42S
Dela Cruz, Asia; Mueller, Gregory; Milgrom, Peter et al. (2012) A community-based randomized trial of postcard mailings to increase dental utilization among low-income children. J Dent Child (Chic) 79:154-8
King, G J; Spiekerman, C F; Greenlee, G M et al. (2012) Randomized clinical trial of interceptive and comprehensive orthodontics. J Dent Res 91:59S-64S
King, Gregory J; Kiyak, H Asuman; Greenlee, Geoffrey M et al. (2012) Medicaid and privately financed orthodontic patients have similar occlusal and psychosocial outcomes. J Public Health Dent 72:94-103
Coolidge, Trilby; Skaret, Erik; Heima, Masahiro et al. (2011) Thinking about going to the dentist: a Contemplation Ladder to assess dentally-avoidant individuals' readiness to go to a dentist. BMC Oral Health 11:4
Milgrom, Peter; Weinstein, Philip; Huebner, Colleen et al. (2011) Empowering Head Start to improve access to good oral health for children from low income families. Matern Child Health J 15:876-82
Coolidge, Trilby; Hillstead, M Blake; Farjo, Nadia et al. (2010) Additional psychometric data for the Spanish Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, and psychometric data for a Spanish version of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey. BMC Oral Health 10:12
Huebner, Colleen E; Riedy, Christine A (2010) Behavioral determinants of brushing young children's teeth: implications for anticipatory guidance. Pediatr Dent 32:48-55
Riedy, Christine (2010) A dental intervention with an Alaskan Native population: lessons learned. Int Dent J 60:241-4
Yousefzadeh, Fereshteh; Shcherbatyy, Volodymyr; King, Gregory J et al. (2010) Cephalometric and electromyographic study of patients of East African ethnicity with and without anterior open bite. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 137:236-46

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