Clinic and Research Day

A student presents her research at Clinic and Research Day last year.

Get the latest dental knowledge at the 26th annual Clinic and Research Day Thursday at the College of Dentistry.

The event, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,includes student research presentations, competitions based on actual cases, and an internationally known keynote speaker. Continuing Education credit will be available.

“Our students and fellows will present 100-plus posters highlighting their current research,” said Phillip Marucha, associate dean for research.

“They cover a wide range of topics in the basic, behavioral, clinical and applied sciences. Predoctoral, postgraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and their faculty mentors will be competing for awards in a number of categories.”

The scheduled keynote speaker is James Melvin, clinical director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at the National Institutes of Health.

The college’s new Center for Clinical Research will be open for the first time.