DOCTORAL THESIS. Inequalities in dental health are most evident in 3 to 6-year-old children, according to a thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy. Preschoolers in socioeconomically disadvantaged families had a more than four times higher risk of tooth decay compared to age cohorts with better living conditions. “We shouldn’t forget that most kids have healthy teeth, but there is a minor group of children who we see at the dental clinic repeatedly,…
A research achievement with teeth in it
EMERITUS. Thanks to the methodology for treating periodontal disease that he and his colleagues developed, people all over the world were able to keep their teeth. Jan Lindhe has devoted half a century to the study of periodontology and is still active as a researcher and international expert. “A day will come when we all bite gently into the bread.” Thus wrote Ivar-Lo Johansson in the 1952 book Ålderdoms-Sverige (The…
Seven researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy awarded Forte funding
GRANT. Seven researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy had their applications to the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (Forte) approved and will receive a total of SEK 18.5 million for their research. One of the projects is a collaboration between rheumatology and nutrition, and investigates if a special diet can help people with rheumatoid arthritis. Anna Winkvist, Professor of Nutrition at the Department of internal medicine and clinical…
University of Gothenburg number one in Sweden in odontology according to well-reputed ranking
RANKING. The latest Shanghai ranking places University of Gothenburg at the top among Swedish universities in the subject of odontology. In an international comparison, GU ranks 26th worldwide. This year’s Shanghai ranking is the first to present individual lists for a number of narrower subjects, including odontology. The odontological research and education at the University of Gothenburg has long had a strong position, and is ranked among the very best…
The new regional TUA agreement launches the University Dental Care program
INTERACTION. The University of Gothenburg and the Västra Götaland Regional Council have agreed to a new regional agreement governing first-cycle dentistry programs, clinically-focused dental research, and the promotion of advances in the field of dentistry. The agreement, often referred to informally as the TUA agreement, provides the framework for the joint undertaking of promoting the field of dentistry through research, education, and development. The agreement replaces the previous regional and…