The Oral and Dental Research Trust (ODRT) has four new grants available to dental professionals and scientists up to a maximum of £5,000 per award.

The grants are funded by Oral Health Innovations Ltd, the UK provider of PreViser Clinical Risk and Disease Assessment technology.

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The ODRT is seeking applications for small grants to support research programmes into the prevention of oral diseases with a specific emphasis on chronic diseases of ageing and patient-orientated research.

Applications from the UK should comprise no more than two sides of A4 giving the background to and detail of the proposed research programme; a side of A4 detailing and justifying the financial expenditure; and an 'impact statement' to indicate how the research may benefit patients now or in the future. Applications should be submitted by email to Mrs Pam Howson, howsoncrew@aol.com, by 28 February 2017.