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A new analysis of the 100 most cited scientific articles on orthodontic retention places The department of Orthodontics at The faculty of dentistry at the University of Oslo among the very top research environments internationally. The findings highlight an orthodontic community that has built strong research traditions over several decades, while research, clinical practice, and specialist education have developed side by side

A new large-scale international study published in The Lancet finds no evidence of an association between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism in children, challenging claims that have received widespread public attention in recent years.

Kishor Subedi, a specialist candidate in orthodontics at the School of Dentistry, Kathmandu University, Nepal, recently completed a three-month exchange stay at the Institute of Oral Biology (IOB). The visit was part of activities funded by the EU Erasmus Global project (2024–2027) at the faculty, led by Professor Dipak Sapkota (IOB).

On October 24, 2025, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) hosted the symposium “Science, Trust, and Democracy: Communicating Health Challenges in a Polarized Era.” The event gathered experts, communicators, and policymakers from the USA, Ukraine, Spain, the EU, and Norway to explore how science communication can sustain trust and democratic resilience in an era of polarization.

Three postgraduate students in orthodontics from the University of Zurich recently visited the Faculty of Dentistry as part of an exchange program between Professor Theodore Eliades (Clinic of orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, Center for Dental Medicine, Zurich) and Professor Vaska Vandevska-Radunovic, Director of postgraduate studies in orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry.

At the end of June, the RESISFORCE network, led by Professor Fernanda Petersen and funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN), organized a symposium as part of the 103rd General Session of the IADR in Barcelona.

Kazi Shawrob has been awarded the NOF-IADR Hatton Award 2025 for his research presentation titled “Global Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae.” The award was presented this week during the IADR/PER General Session & Exhibition, currently taking place in Barcelona.

In collaboration with the University of Bergen, IOB successfully organized a workshop and hands-on training school on 3D Models of Oral Carcinogenesis in Norway. The workshop took place in Ustaoset from May 5th to 7th, attracting 14 participants, including PhD students and researchers from various European universities.

This week, we had the privilege of welcoming Professor Thomas E. Van Dyke to our faculty. He is a leading figure in periodontology and currently serves as Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, as well as Vice President of Clinical and Translational Research at the Forsyth Institute.

For the past two months, Luiza Bittencourt, a bachelor’s student from UNICAMP in Brazil, has been participating in a research project at the Faculty of Dentistry. Through the Resisforce project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR) under the INTPART program and Brazilian FAPESP, she has been involved in an important topic: How chlorhexidine,  an antimicrobial agent widely used in dentistry can influence bacterial resistance development.

Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from The UiO Growth House! The application deadline was 20 March 2025. Now the Growth House is evaluating the applications.

For years, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been used to combat recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, with remarkable success. Could a similar approach work for the nasal cavity?  

Håvard J. Haugen, together with the University of California, Davis, has received support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation through the Pioneer Innovator Grant. The project, "Using peptide-encapsulated hydrogels for enhancing fracture healing in Post-Menopausal Osteoporotic conditions," was awarded 1.5 million Danish kroner, equivalent to approximately 2.35 million Norwegian kroner.

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week is an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promoting best practices to combat this global health threat. From November 18 to 24, stakeholders worldwide unite to highlight strategies to reduce the spread of resistance and ensure the effective use of antimicrobials across various sectors.

As a part of academic staff exchange under Erasmus global project, Professor Dashrath Kafle recently visited the Faculty of Dentistry. Kafle is the Clinical Coordinator of the School of Dentistry, Kathmandu University, Nepal.

This crucial question framed the recent symposium organized by the NORSE and RESISFORCE networks in collaboration with the AMR Centre at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The symposium was initiated by Fernanda Petersen, Professor at the faculty of Dentistry and the head of the RESISFORCE network and Ulf Dahle, the project leader of the NORSE-network and Head of the AMR Centre at NIPH.

Professor Dipak Sapkota, Institute of Oral Biology, has been granted Erasmus global funding for a project to enhance higher education and research in oral pathology.

The Specialist Education Program in Periodontology at the Faculty of Dentistry recently conducted its first examination with an international examiner, Mervi Gursoy from the University of Turku, Finland. She is a member of the Education Committee in the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP).

The research conducted at the Department of Biomaterials makes it an attractive destination. Recently, a group of American students visited as part of a Nordic course on biomedical engineering offered at Karolinska Institute.

Do you have an innovative idea based on your research for a new product or service, but need funding to develop your early-stage technology or service further? Apply for seed funding from the UiO Growth House! The application deadline was 4 April 2024. 

Nobel Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier as well as Dr. Sjur Bergan and Professor Trond Petersen are among UiO's honorary doctors 2024. They will be formally appointed at UiO's Annual Celebration on 2 September, where topics related to academic freedom and democracy will receive special attention.

Co-Create is all about helping students turn big ideas into real solutions for real-world problems. Students in the Oslo region who are curious about startups and entrepreneurship or just love solving problems can now apply to attend the new student innovation programme Co-Create. Application deadline for the initial design thinking workshops in March is 7 March.

Doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Dentistry, Ole Klein, recently received a prestigious award at the renowned research competition IV Memorial Cattabriga Award at Sapienza University in Rome.

Dr. Mario Romandini is the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Periodontal Research. He links his editorial role to his work at the University of Oslo and the legacy of periodontal pioneers originating from our institution.

At Domus Bibliotheca, a diverse assembly of scientists, diplomats, and health authorities came together for a pivotal meeting with a shared mission: combating Antimicrobial resistance (AMR).