GSDM Ranks in Top 10 in NIDCR Funding of Dental Schools
A recent study found that Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) ranked in the top 10 in National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) funding received over a ten-year span. Boston University also ranked competitively in terms of total National Institutes of Health (NIH) support, ranking 11th and receiving a total of $79.71 million dollars from 2005 to 2014. This strong performance is further reflected by GSDM’s ranking among peer institutions, ranking second in NIDCR funding behind only New York University.
The study, “The NIH’s Funding to US Dental Institutions from 2005 to 2014” by Ferland et al (Journal of Dental Research 2017, Vol. 96(1), pp. 10-16), ranked 56 dental institutions that receive federal funding by the amount of funds received. It examined funding from the NIH to dental institutions based on data from the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools. From 2005-2014, there were 56 United States dental institutions that received a total of approximately $2.2 billion in funding.
The largest NIH supporter was the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, whose funding accounted for roughly $1.5 billion, or 70% of the NIH funding. The other 30% of funds came from 19 other Institutes, Centers, and Offices. NIDCR was also the main supporter of research training and career development, providing over 90% of that funding. This study noted that the 2016 budget increase for the NIDCR and the NIH provides an excellent opportunity for researchers to apply for research and training awards. The data also suggested that grant applications submitted to NIDCR have been flat over the ten-year period studied whereas submissions to NIH overall increased 1.2 times. As the authors suggest, increasing the number of high-quality applications should therefore be a top priority for researchers.
“I was very pleased to see how competitively our school ranked in terms of funding from both NIH and NIDCR”, said Dean Hutter. “These excellent results are a testament to the outstanding research being conducted here at the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine as well as the commitment and perseverance of our dedicated researchers and clinicians.”
The full study can be viewed here.