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{"title":"Women in Dental Clinical and Translational Research.","authors":"A R Vieira, K G Martinez Gonzalez, A F DaSilva, S J Winham, V Pardi","doi":"10.1177/00220345241292047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345241292047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article presents a summary of the third American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research Meeting within a Meeting, which was held during the 2024 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Speakers were challenged to reflect on how women are differentially affected by health and societal issues by factors that go beyond biology. The goal was to promote current research on women's issues that are relevant to dental, oral, and craniofacial scientists.</p>","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"32 1","pages":"2-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142724685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Geroscience: Aging and Oral Health Research.","authors":"J A Weintraub, M Kaeberlein, C Perissinotto, K A Atchison, X Chen, R N D'Souza, J S Feine, E M Ghezzi, K L Kirkwood, M Ryder, L D Slashcheva, R Touger-Decker, B Wu, Y Kapila","doi":"10.1177/08959374231200840","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08959374231200840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research in aging has significantly advanced; scientists are now able to identify interventions that slow the biologic aging processes (i.e., the \"hallmarks of aging\"), thus delaying the onset and progression of multiple diseases, including oral conditions. Presentations given during the 3-part session \"Geroscience: Aging and Oral Health Research,\" held during the 2023 American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research meeting, are summarized in this publication. Speakers' topics spanned the translational research spectrum. Session 1 provided an overview of the geroscience and health span (disease-free and functional health throughout life) concepts. The common molecular mechanisms between oral cancer and aging were discussed, and research was presented that showed periodontal microflora as a potential factor in Alzheimer's disease progression. Session 2 focused on behavioral and social science aspects of aging and their oral health significance. The keynote provided evidence that loneliness and isolation can have major health effects. These social conditions, along with poor oral health, tooth loss, and cognitive decline, could potentially affect healthy eating ability and systemic health in older adults. Research could help elucidate the directions and pathways connecting these seemingly disparate conditions. Session 3 focused on the delivery of oral care in different settings and the many barriers to access care faced by older adults. Research is needed to identify and implement effective technology and strategies to improve access to dental care, including new delivery and financing mechanisms, workforce models, interprofessional provider education and practice, and use of big data from medical-dental integration of electronic health records. Research to improve the \"oral health span,\" reduce oral health disparities, and increase health equity must be tackled at all levels from biologic pathways to social determinants of health and health policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"31 1","pages":"2-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10767691/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71476983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Empowering Women Researchers in the New Century: IADR’s Strategic Direction","authors":"E. Ioannidou, A. Letra, L. Shaddox, F. Teles, S. Ajiboye, M. Ryan, C. Fox, T. Tiwari, R. N. D'Souza","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877385","url":null,"abstract":"Gender inequality in science, medicine, and dentistry remains a central concern for the biomedical research workforce today. Although progress in areas of inclusivity and gender diversity was reported, growth has been slow. Women still face multiple challenges in reaching higher ranks and leadership positions while maintaining holistic success in these fields. Within dental research and academia, we might observe trends toward a more balanced pipeline. However, women continue to face barriers in seeking leadership roles and achieving economic equity and scholarship recognition. In an effort to evaluate the status of women in dental research and academia, the authors examined the role of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), a global research organization, which has improved awareness on gender inequality. The goal of this article is to review five crucial issues of gender inequality in oral health research and academics—workforce pipeline, economic inequality, workplace harassment, gender bias in scholarly productivity, and work-life balance—and to discuss proactive steps that the IADR has taken to promote gender equality. Providing networking and training opportunities through effective mentoring and coaching for women researchers, the IADR has developed a robust pipeline of women leaders while promoting gender equality for women in dental academia through a culture shift. As knowledge gaps remained on the levels of conscious and unconscious bias and sexist culture affecting women advancement in academics, as well as the intersectionality of gender with race, gender identity, ability status, sexual orientation, and cultural backgrounds, the IADR has recognized that further research is warranted.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"69 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877385","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46774463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender Inequalities in the Dental Workforce: Global Perspectives","authors":"Tamanna Tiwari, C. L. Randall, L. Cohen, J. Holtzmann, Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, S. Ajiboye, L. Schou, M. Wandera, K. Ikeda, M. F. D. L. Navarro, M. Feres, Hoda Abdellatif, E. Al-Madi, S. Tubert-jeannin, C. H. Fox, Effie Ioannidou, Rena N. D'Souza","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877398","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this review is to investigate the growth of diversity and inclusion in global academic dental research with a focus on gender equality. A diverse range of research methodologies were used to conduct this review, including an extensive review of the literature, engagement of key informants in dental academic leadership positions around the world, and review of current data from a variety of national and international organizations. Results provide evidence of gender inequalities that currently persist in dental academics and research. Although the gender gap among graduating dental students in North America and the two most populous countries in Europe (the United Kingdom and France) has been narrowed, women make up 30% to 40% of registered dentists in countries throughout Europe, Oceania, Asia, and Africa. In academic dentistry around the globe, greater gender inequality was found to correlate with higher ranking academic and leadership positions in the United States, United Kingdom, several countries in European Union, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. Further disparities are noted in the dental research sector, where women make up 33% of dental researchers in the European Union, 35% in North America, 55% in Brazil, and 25% in Japan. Family and societal pressures, limited access to research funding, and lack of mentoring and leadership training opportunities are reported as also contributing to gender inequalities. To continue advancing gender equality in dental academia and research, efforts should be geared toward the collection and public dissemination of data on gender-specific distributions. Such evidence-driven information will guide the selection of future strategies and best practices for promoting gender equity in the dental workforce, which provides a major pipeline of researchers and scholars for the dental profession.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"60 - 68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877398","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46424820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Commentary: Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Dental Research","authors":"J. Albino, F. Teles, L. Cohen","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877395","url":null,"abstract":"This commentary integrates and expands on the preceding articles in this issue that document and celebrate a century of women’s achievements in the International Association for Dental Research (IADR). The increasing participation and leadership of women in dental and craniofacial research and within the IADR were viewed from the perspective of a changing culture of science. The steps that have been taken by the IADR to develop greater inclusiveness are acknowledged, and some of the challenges that remain are discussed in terms of obstacles that are most often social or cultural in origin. Comparisons are made across countries, and the social determinants that lead to differences in women’s participation are described. Recommendations are made for developing strategies to change elements of our institutional cultures that have provided advantages to some groups of researchers more than to others. The unconscious biases and a lack of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that limit the participation of members of some groups limit the progress and achievements of science in general.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"119 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877395","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42757113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Celebrating the IADR’s Women Pioneers: Pathways for a New Century of Success","authors":"R. N. D'Souza, E. Ioannidou, T. Tiwari","doi":"10.1177/0022034519880489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519880489","url":null,"abstract":"In this celebratory time for the Journal of Dental Research and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), it is fitting to dedicate a special theme issue that honors the women of the IADR whose research and leadership efforts have blazed trails for others to follow. Timely and significant is the need to also assess the current status of women in the academic dental research workforce to provide the framework upon which the IADR and its stakeholder groups can build future programs and initiatives for the new century ahead. New analyses and commentaries on the gender gap, such as those reflected in The Lancet issue on advancing women in science, medicine, and global health, highlight the universal injustices faced by women in all biomedicine disciplines (Bachelet 2019). In the United States, recent positions taken by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2018), the National Science Foundation (2018), and the National Institutes of Health (Collins et al. 2019) have led to an overhauling of policies and procedures that have so far proven to be ineffective. Such changes are directed toward achieving safe environments for women professionals. Additional policies at research meetings will also ensure that the “manel” tradition is broken, thus creating level playing fields where scientists of all backgrounds are evaluated fairly for speaking opportunities (Collins 2019). The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, in marking its 2018 centennial celebration, committed to increasing the number of women in all its leadership forums by 2030 while striving to increase the percentage of women surgeons from 8% to 30% in the next century (Lee et al. 2019). The significant and pioneering contributions of women dental professionals in the United Kingdom over 100 years are highlighted by Janine Brooks (2019). While several of the issues identified are translatable to women in other specialized fields, reports on the status of women in academic dental research are limited in the literature. Such gaps in knowledge should be addressed, as the greater number of women entering the dental profession and the biomedical research workforce naturally creates more robust pipelines for dental, oral, and craniofacial research. The dental and craniofacial research workforce has to systematically examine not only demographics but also policies and practices to create an equitable, fair, and civil workplace. The lack of inclusive policies has significant effects on the way that science is conducted, with negative impacts on health care outcomes (Garrett 2018; Zarkowski 2018). In the opening article of this issue, Tiwari and colleagues (2019) assess growth trajectories in gender diversity and inclusion, as reported for several countries that are represented in the global membership of the IADR. As was best possible, data were sought about historic trends as related to the number of women entering dental schools, as this coho","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"58 - 59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519880489","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45988354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women Recipients of IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards","authors":"N. D’Silva, S. Herren, M. Mina, E. Bellile","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877390","url":null,"abstract":"The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Awards are prestigious recognitions of outstanding scientific accomplishments in various areas of dental, oral, and craniofacial research, which correspond to several of the IADR Scientific Groups and Networks. These 17 awards were established over a period of 60 y. The objective of this report is to highlight women recipients of IADR Distinguished Scientist Awards. Additionally, we report the distribution of awards to women scientists over time and compare the number of women nominees, awardees, and gender distribution of the membership. Information about the awards was obtained from the IADR member database and press releases. Information collected included name of the award, year received, and the awardee’s name, institution, and position held at the time of the award. For the last 14 y, the time span for which reliable information was available, the gender distribution of the membership of the IADR was also retrieved. Overall, only 13% of the awardees have been women; even in the last 20 y, <20% have been women. In the last 14 y, the number of women awardees paralleled the number of nominees for each award. However, the proportion of women nominees was significantly lower than the female membership each year (P < 0.001). With the exception of 1 y, the percentage of women awardees trailed the women membership of the IADR. In the past 4 y, women represented 12% to 18% of the awardees, whereas they composed 41% to 46% of the IADR’s membership. Given the benefits of prestigious recognitions on recruitment and retention of faculty and on attracting new research trainees into a discipline, it is important that policies be implemented to increase the proportion of women nominees for awards to appropriately recognize the efforts of remarkable women scientists.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"85 - 94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877390","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42793528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Have Women Broken the Glass Ceiling in North American Dental Leadership?","authors":"J. Li, R. F. D. Souza, S. Esfandiari, J. Feine","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877397","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877397","url":null,"abstract":"In the last few decades, the number of women graduating from North American (NA) dental schools has increased significantly. Thus, we aimed to determine women’s representation in leadership positions in NA dental and specialty associations/organizations, dental education, and dental journals, as well as the proportion of men/women researcher members of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). We contacted NA dental associations to provide us with the total number and the men/women distribution of their members. Men/women distributions in leadership positions were accessible from the internet, as were data on the sex of deans of NA dental schools. Data on the editors in chief of NA dental journals were gathered from their websites, and the AADR provided the number and sex of its researcher members. Collected data underwent descriptive statistics and binomial tests (α = 0.05). Our findings suggest that women are underrepresented in leadership positions within the major NA dental professional associations. While the median ratio of women leaders to women members in professional associations is 0.91 in Canada, it is only 0.67 in the United States. The same underrepresentation of women is evident in the leadership of the Canadian Dental Association and the American Dental Association. We found that women are underrepresented as deans and editors in chief for NA oral health journals. Only 16 of 77 NA dental school deans are women, while 3 of 38 dental journals have women editors in chief. The probability of finding these ratios by chance is low. However, the number of women dental researcher AADR members underwent an overall increase in the past decade, while the number of men declined. These results suggest that, despite the increase in women dentists, it will take time and effort to ensure that they move through the pipeline to senior leadership positions in the same manner as their male colleagues.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"78 - 84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877397","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64931097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Then and Now—A Look Inside the Lives of 11 Women Presidents of the IADR","authors":"L. Shaddox, A. Letra","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034519877394","url":null,"abstract":"Extraordinary women scientists—past, current, and elected presidents of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)—showcase pathways for success and leadership. In this series of autobiographical essays, these women of various cultural backgrounds with diverse areas of research describe their journeys in the passionate pursuit of excellence, despite the frequent obstacles and challenges. Through interviews and in their own words, we recap highlights of their dental research journeys and inspirations, their career trajectories toward the IADR presidency, and the benefits and challenges that they faced in their careers and personal lives. The purpose of this special issue is to honor these women, their life journeys, and how they have contributed to oral health research.","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"118 - 95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/0022034519877394","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42780803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Oral Cancer: Integration of Studies for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Precision.","authors":"N J D'Silva, J S Gutkind","doi":"10.1177/0022034519877388","DOIUrl":"10.1177/0022034519877388","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Head and neck cancers are among the 10 most common cancers in the world and include cancers of the oral cavity, hypopharynx, larynx, nasopharynx, and oropharynx. At least 90% of head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). This summary discusses the integration of clinical and mechanistic studies in achieving diagnostic and therapeutic precision in the context of oral cancer. Specifically, based on recent mechanistic studies, a subsequent study reevaluated current diagnostic criteria of perineural invasion in patients with oral cavity SCC showing that overall survival could be associated with nerve-tumor distance; validation of the findings of this study from a small group of patients could lead to a personalized approach to treatment selection in patients with oral cavity SCC. Moreover, delineation of key pathways in SCC revealed novel treatment targets that can be exploited to develop personalized treatment strategies to achieve long-term remission.</p>","PeriodicalId":7300,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Dental Research","volume":"30 1","pages":"45-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6806126/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48183942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}