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Franziska Hetrodt's research project is nominated for the best research report of the year by the Swedish Society of Cariology (SFFC)

It was at the European Society of Endodontology Biennial Congress in Helsinki 6-9 September 2023 that Joséphine Brodén won the award for best educational project

"My new assignment is both fun and challenging. I am really looking forward to heading a department that is so active in both education and research," says Tassos Grigoriadis."

Professor Mats Trulsson at the Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded an honorary doctorate at Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, in Toulouse, France.

The Department of Dental Medicine continues to develop clinical researchers through freestanding courses at advanced level leading to either a master's degree (120 credits) in odontology or a master's degree (60 credits) in oral health or dental technology.

The KI South Distinguished Lecture series at the Karolinska Institutet South Campus welcomes outstanding international scientists to present their latest discoveries and concepts of interest to a broad range of biomedical researchers, clinicians and students. The seminar series started in May, 2021 and holds up to 4 lectures/year.

Petra Peterson at the Reconstructive Plastic Surgery research group, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, will defend her thesis "A multidisciplinary long-term evaluation of patients born with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with different surgical protocols" on December 2, 2022.
Main Supervisor is Agneta Karsten, Dentmed.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. The study is published in Microbiology Spectrum.

KI’s ultra modern education and research in the field of dentistry/dental care has topped the QS World University Rankings for the third time. We meet Bodil Lund, head of the Department of Dental Medicine, to hear her views on being no 1 on the world’s most important ranking list.

The Swedish Research Council awarded a grant at the department of dental medicine to support a project for the development of innovative approach to the management of periodontitis.

The Department of Dental Medicine congratulates Mirjam Majster on the NOF Hatton award. She was awarded the prize at the CED-IADR / NOF Oral health congress 2021.