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Broken teeth coronastress poses a danger to our teeth

6 May 2021

Teeth grinding and molars on top of each other: stress from corona causes an increase in dental damage. That's what they noticed at the department of dentistry at Radboudumc.

Oral health research makes significant impact at the 148th WHO Executive Board meeting

25 January 2021

During the 148th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting, the Member States passed a game-changing resolution on oral health. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called it a “landmark resolution”.

Stefan Listl member Lancet Commission on Oral Health

29 June 2020

In recognition of the global public health importance, woeful neglect of oral diseases, and the need for a broader understanding and commitment to global oral health within medicine and global health agendas, The Lancet recently established a Commission on Oral Health.

A tunable and injectable local drug delivery system for personalized periodontal application

11 May 2020

In Journal of Controlled Release, Fang Yang and colleagues, have designed and formulated a local delivery system by loading the PLGA-drug microspheres into PIC hydrogel. This system exhibited appropriate injectability, long-term structural stability, and no obvious in vivo inflammatory response.

Clinic for tooth wear interaction education, research and patient care

9 March 2020

No extravagance entrance, no screaming advertisements, … but nevertheless a couple of proud colleagues. Hanneke Huijs-Visser and Bas Loomans are the initiators of this clinic.

Three Vici grants for Radboudumc researchers

20 February 2020

Christian Beckmann, Sander Leeuwenburgh and Annette Schenck each receive a 1.5 million euro Vici research grant from NWO.

A personal touch of Sander Leeuwenburgh

21 November 2019

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t. This week: Sander Leeuwenburgh.

A personal touch of Frank Wagener

10 October 2019

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t. This week: Frank Wagener.

NWO grant to develop new biomaterials for improved regeneration of bone defects

20 August 2019

Sander Leeuwenburgh, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, and Roland Brock, theme Nanomedicine, were recently awarded with a grant of 581 k€ by NWO, domain Applied & Engineering Sciences, to develop new biomaterials for improved regeneration of bone defects.

Dental care can be improved also in the Netherlands

25 July 2019

The Lancet is publishing a series of articles (Lancet Oral Health Series) that describe the vast global challenges in attaining improved oral health. One of the researchers and authors is Stefan Listl at Radboud university medical center.

Bas Loomans received Mid-Career Award

18 July 2019

Bas Loomans received in Vancouver the STEPHEN BAYNE MID-CAREER AWARD of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

H2020 Grant for Frank Walboomers and Ronald Bartels

23 May 2019

Frank Walboomers and Ronald Bartels, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, have received a € 500,000 grant for research into graphene biomaterials from the Europan Union Horizon 2020 FET Open programme.

Sónia Schickert represents the Netherlands at the XVI Conference of the European Ceramic Society

9 May 2019

Sónia Schickert, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, will represent the Netherlands at the XVI conference of the European Ceramic Society in Torino, Italy.

Toughened calcium phosphate bone cements using PVA Fibers

2 May 2019

Nathan Kucko and Sónia de Lacerda Schickert, and colleagues, published in ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering that the incorporation of poly fibers in calcium phosphate bone cements substantially improves their strength and toughness while maintaining their ostecompatibility.

Biomaterials-aided mandibular reconstruction using in vivo bioreactors

22 March 2019

In a collaborative effort, John Jansen en Jeroen van den Beucken, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, have demonstrated in PNAS the feasibility of an in vivo bioreactor-based strategy to generate vascularized bony tissue and its use for mandibular reconstruction.

RIMLS awards festival Twelve winners

16 January 2019

In 5 categories RIMLS young researchers received an award and bonus during the New Year's drinks. See all photo's.

AFIRM grant for Regenerative Biomaterials

10 December 2018

This funding enables Jeroen van den Beucken and John Jansen, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, to evaluate broader applications of bone substitute material for the preservation and augmentation of alveolar bone.

A personal touch of Fang Yang

29 November 2018

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t! This week: Fang Yang.

A personal touch of Bryan van den Broek

22 November 2018

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t! This week: Bryan van den Broek.

A personal touch of Frank Walboomers

15 November 2018

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t! This week: Frank Walboomers.

€ 100k grant to investigate relation between bruxism and tooth wear

13 November 2018

The research proposal 'Bruxism and tooth wear: a destructive combination?' of Bas Loomans and Stanimira Kalaykova has received a research grant of € 100k on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the ‘Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Tandheelkunde (NTvT)’

A rabbit model of Pin Tract Infections for studying the efficacy of antibacterial strategies

25 October 2018

Recently, Jinlong Shao and Fang Yang, theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine, and colleagues showed a percutaneous rabbit tibia model with repeated bacterial challenge to evaluate the efficacy of antibacterial strategies in Acta Biomaterialia.

Muscle fibrosis in the soft palate: delivery of cells, growth factors and anti-fibrotics

30 August 2018

Hans Von den Hoff, recently published an article in Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews together with Willeke Daamen and Toin van Kuppevelt, all from the theme Reconstructive and regenerative medicine.

Thermogels to the rescue

20 August 2018

In a recent publication in Biomaterials, a multidisciplinary team from Radboudumc, Radboud University and the Association of Dutch Burn Centres present their first results with a recently developed thermogel for use in wound repair.

A personal touch of Doris Haydee Rosero Salazar

17 June 2018

In order to promote interaction amongst colleagues within RIMLS, we have a ‘personal touch’ series setting employees in the spotlight. A light-hearted manner to learn about the colleagues you know and those you don’t! This week: Doris Haydee Rosero Salazar.

Jeroen van de Beucken & Rick Wansink appointed as associate professor

25 May 2018

It is our pleasure to announce that Jeroen van de Beucken and Rick Wansink have been appointed as associate professor.

1st place World Perio Research Award for research on the economic impacts of dental diseases

16 May 2018

The award is granted to Stefan Listl and his co-authors, in recognition of outstanding research on the relationship between periodontal diseases and systemic health.

Future scenarios for health spending and the role of universal health coverage

18 April 2018

The Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Network published their findings in The Lancet. Stefan Listl is one of the collaborators.

Sander Leeuwenburgh appointed professor of regenerative biomaterials

3 April 2018

We proudly introduce our new professor at the Dept. of Dentistry. His research focuses on regenerative biomaterials.

Link between mothers loss of teeth and number of children

16 March 2018

Women with more children tend to lose more teeth. This is the finding from an extensive European study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Clinical performance of full rehabilitations with direct composite in severe tooth wear patients

7 March 2018

Bas Loomans and colleagues recently published in the Journal of Dentistry about the 3.5 year clinical performance of a restorative technique using composite resin restorations in patients with severe tooth wear.

Hugo De Bruyn appointed Professor of Dentistry at Radboud University

23 November 2017

Hugo De Bruyn has been appointed Professor of Dentistry and head of the Dentistry Department at Radboud University / Radboud university medical center with effect from 1 November 2017.

Roel op 't Veld wins Young Investigator Award at ETRS congress 2017

25 September 2017

With his oral presentation titled 'Thermosensitive biomimetic polyisocyanopeptide hydrogels may facilitate wound repair'.

More than half a million for smarter bone regeneration ZonMw subsidizes GameChanger project Jeroen van den Beucken

28 July 2017

Within the scope of the ZonMw - Translational Adult Stem Cell (TAS) program, Jeroen van den Beucken received funding for a research project ‘ioCOMPONENTS’.

Advanced Researcher Grant from the Osteology Foundation

14 February 2017

For Hans Von den Hoff

Publication in Advanced Materials

12 January 2017

Highly elastic and self-healing composite gels for regenerative medicine

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