The Department of Pediatric Dentistry is actively engaged in clinical and translational research. Areas of contribution include:
- Molecular mechanism governing bacterial biofilm formation
- Osteoimmunology, host/microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and dental caries
- Mucosal vaccines for oral infectious diseases
- Adjuvant development and characterization
- Regenerative dental research
- Microbiology and epidemiology of dental caries in high caries-risk population
- Mucosal immunology and cytokines in dental diseases
- Periodontal disease
