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2025 UPSTART research projects
| Number | Project Title | Mentor(s) | Expected Student Availability (hours/week) |
| 1 | Comparison of the age and reasons of first dental visit between Keywords: cleft lip, palate, early oral health intervention | Sara J McCrary, Chauncey Blakeney | 2 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 2 | What are the most common causes of emergency visits to UMMC Children Hospital? Keywords: dental consults, emergency department | Sara J McCrary | 3-4 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 3 | Thermal changes at the root canal level caused by high frequency cauterization Keywords: root canal, high frequency conduction, cauterization | Edwards Charly Susana Salazar Marocho | 8 Flexible 2 to 3 days per week |
| 4 | Biowaste for developing dental materials Keywords: biowaste, silica particles, surface treatment | Susana Salazar Marocho | 6 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 5 | Debonding ceramic structures with a novel method Keywords: debonding, lithium disilicate and zirconia crowns | Susana Salazar Marocho | 6 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 6 | Avoiding Microplastics in the Clinic Keywords: microplastics; dental waterline; systemic health | Jason Griggs | 4 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 7 | Primary stability of narrow implants designed for optimal fatigue resistance Keywords: dental implants; implant stability quotient; bone quality | Jason Griggs, Kartikeya Jodha, Firas Mourad, Megha Satpathy (Glidewell) | 10 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 8 | Systematic review on a selected pathology entity or process Keywords: systematic review, oral pathology, histopathology, clinical correlation | Jamie White Saja Alramadhan | 4 Flexible 2 to 3 days per week |
| 9 | Preparation, characterization, and optimization of electrospun fibers Keywords: electrospinning, nanofibers, tissue engineering, drug delivery | Yuanyuan Duan | 20 Flexible 2 to 3 days per week |
| 10 | Impact of middle school summer enrichment on pre-dental career assessment Keywords: career exploration, summer enrichment, impact study | Nalls | 4 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 11 | Evaluating two AI programs for effectiveness and accuracy Keywords: dental material, artificial intelligence | Jason Griggs Jennifer Bain Matthew Priddy (MSU) Lauren Priddy (MSU) | 4 Flexible 2 to 3 days per week |
| 12 | Innovative uses of artificial intelligence in dental education Keywords: dental educations, artificial intelligence, teaching methodology | Jennifer Bain, William Buchanan, Gordon Max Vanlandingham | 12 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 13 | Microparticles for drug delivery Keywords: chemical synthesis, antibiotics, drug release Keywords: chemical synthesis, antibiotics, drug release | Amol Janorkar | 32 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 14 | 3-D printing for tissue engineering applications Keywords: 3-D printing | Amol Janorkar | 32 Flexible Monday through Friday |
| 15 | Anodization coatings for biodegradable magnesium alloys to improve osseointegration Keywords: biodegradable alloy, magnesium alloys, anodization | Michael Roach | 16 Flexible 2 to 3 days per week |