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Research Scientific research Department Dentistry

About

We develop treatment modalities that will advance oral health.

Contact

prof. dr. Marie-Charlotte Huysmans
department head

+31 (0)24 361 88 24

Research groups organized by our department

Oral function and restorative dentistry

Bas Looman's research group focuses on preventive measures, develops novel solutions for automated diagnosis and personalized and minimally invasive treatment options, and strives for full-digitalized patient care workflows in the field of tooth wear.

Regenerative biomaterials

Sander Leeuwenburgh's research group creates novel biomaterial-based therapies for regeneration of hard tissues. Overall, this group aims to decipher which physicochemical properties of biomaterials are able to trigger the natural self-healing capacity of hard tissues.

Translational cell-material interactions

Jeroen van den Beucken's research group explores biological specifics related to tissue formation and regeneration with a focus on cell-cell and cell-material interactions.

Scientific impact

Ambition and impact

See how our department creates scientific impact that leads to innovation in health and healthcare.

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Ambition and impact

We develop treatment modalities that will advance oral health.

Topics include, etiology of dental & craniofacial phenotypes, wound healing around implants, and loss of dental tissues.

Research programs

Our department is active in several research programs. Use the filter option on the research programs page to see which programs we contribute to.

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Other efforts

Internships

Available internship positions at our department.

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Internships

Students of our medical faculty can access OnStage with their RU account. An overview of all internship opportunities is available here.

Are you not a student of our medical faculty? Then you can use our department's general contact information, found at the top of the department page.


Patient care

See our patient care activities on our general department page.

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Organization and people

Getting here

Entrance: Dentistry entrance
Route: 309

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Getting here

Visiting address

Philips van Leydenlaan 25
6525EX Nijmegen

Directions

Go to Philips van Leydenlaan 25
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Enter building at: Dentistry entrance
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Follow route 309

Vacancies

When research positions become available in our department, they will automatically appear in an overview below.