CREEDD
Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD)
CREEDD is one of five national centers for oral health dispartities funded through joint funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Center of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD).
Mission
The mission of CREEDD is to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information, as well as to eliminate oral health dispartites.
History
CREEDD was created in 2001 with joint funding from the NIDCR and the NCMHD. CREEDD was awarded a second grant from the NIDCR in 2008. This grant, totaling just over $14.5 million, will fund CREEDD from 2008 to 2015.
The Northeast Center for Research to Evaluate and Eliminate Dental Disparities (CREEDD), based at Boston University, is committed to the elimination of oral health disparities through research, training, and action. Our efforts build on a strong foundation of early and continuous community engagement, community-based research interventions, integrated training and career development, broad dissemination of research findings, and targeted health policy initiatives.
The CREEDD continues its regional collaborations today with partnering institutions in Massachusetts, Maryland, and Ohio. A diverse, multidisciplinary and multi-institutional team implements community-based intervention research projects aimed at reducing early childhood caries (ECC). The Center is led by Drs. Raul Garcia and Michelle Henshaw.
For more information: www.creedd.org
From The First Tooth Evaluation Team
Raul Garcia DMD MMSc
Co-DIrector of CREEDD
Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Health Services Research
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
rig@bu.edu
Michelle Henshaw DDS MPH
Co-Director of CREEDD
Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research
Dean for Community Partnerships and Extramural Affairs
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
mhenshaw@bu.edu
Corinna Culler, RDH, DrPH
Clinical Instructor,Department of Health Policy and Health Services Research
Director of School Based Program
Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
cculler@bu.edu