The five-year project will focus on improving education and training efforts of dental students on how to care for vulnerable groups, including those undergoing substance use disorders.

Dentistry’s advances over the decade include cavity fillings without drilling, fillings that fight bacteria and 3D imaging for implants.

The clinic — supported by a $3.4 million state appropriation — is part of the UAB School of Dentistry’s innovative efforts to combat the shortage of dentists in rural areas of the state.

The first known U.S. study evaluates the mental health of practicing dentists and dental hygienists during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama ranks fifth in the United States for oral cavity and pharynx cancer incidence and seventh among the states for oral cavity and pharynx cancer deaths.

The clinic will provide free vision, dental and medical services at Gadsden City High School. There are no qualifying questions, and no identification is required.

This month is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Explore ways to maintain and advance your child’s oral health.

Collective strength of the research enterprise leads to almost $849 million in research grants and awards for FY 2021.

Research funding to UAB from the National Institutes of Health tops $300 million again.

UAB’s third president, former Vestavia mayor provided “visionary leadership and dedication to our institution and our community.”

UAB tops 22,500 students for the first time, featuring its highest retention rates in the history of the university.

Gonnerman’s experience includes managing Vanderbilt’s flagship library for the arts and sciences, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields.

Fouad’s winning UAB Grand Challenge proposal is a comprehensive approach to addressing Alabama’s complex health problems and includes 90 partners on her team from communities, government, business, education and more.

Five-year, research-funding growth has grown by more than $154 million, marking a 34.4 percent increase in grants and awards won by faculty.

Knowing if — and when — their child needs braces is key for parents.

Times Higher Education’s university rankings are among the world’s most comprehensive, balanced and trusted.

More than 103,000 donors have contributed to the university’s largest-ever fundraising initiative to bolster the campaign’s priorities — programmatic support, facilities, faculty, research and innovation, athletics, and student support.

All academic areas saw increases in grant award monies from November 2017 through October 2018 as the university continues to grow its mission.

UAB ranked 15th nationally among public universities in research expenditures and topped $238 million in NIH funding for FY 2016.

Do-it-yourself braces and how-to videos on the internet have grown in popularity, but experts say there are dangers in avoiding trained orthodontic professionals.