Ferland C L, O'Hayre M, Knosp W M, Fox C H, Horsford D J
1 Office of Science Policy, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD, USA.
2 Office of the Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD, USA.
J Dent Res. 2017 Jan;96(1):10-16. doi: 10.1177/0022034516680555.
This study examines funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to US dental institutions between 2005 and 2014 based on publicly available data from the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools. Over the 10-y span, 56 US dental institutions received approximately $2.2 billion from 20 Institutes, Centers, and Offices at the NIH. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is the largest NIH supporter of dental institutions, having invested 70% of the NIH total, about $1.5 billion. The NIDCR is also the primary supporter of research training and career development, as it has invested $177 million, which represents 92% of the total NIH investment of $192 million. Over the past 10 y, about half of the NIDCR's extramural award dollars have gone to dental schools, while the NIH has invested about 1%. There has been an approximately 10% net decrease in extramural dollars awarded to dental institutions over the past decade; however, given the year-to-year variability in support to dental institutions, it is unclear if this net decline reflects a long-term trend. In addition, there was an overall reduction in the extramural dollars awarded by the NIDCR and by the NIH. For example, from 2005 to 2014, the total NIDCR budget for extramural research decreased by roughly 4%, which represents a decrease of $20 million to dental institutions. After adjusting for inflation, the decline in funding to dental institutions from the NIDCR and NIH was approximately 30%. Although the NIDCR and NIH continue to invest in dental institutions, if the current decline were to continue, it could negatively affect the research conducted at dental institutions. Therefore, we discuss opportunities for dental institutions to increase NIDCR and NIH support and improve their capacity for research, research training, and career development.
本研究基于美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）研究项目在线报告工具中的公开数据，调查了2005年至2014年间NIH对美国牙科机构的资金投入情况。在这10年期间，56家美国牙科机构从NIH的20个研究所、中心和办公室获得了约22亿美元的资金。国立牙科和颅面研究所（NIDCR）是NIH对牙科机构的最大资助者，投入了NIH总资金的70%，约15亿美元。NIDCR也是研究培训和职业发展的主要资助者，它已投入1.77亿美元，占NIH总投资1.92亿美元的92%。在过去10年中，NIDCR的校外奖励资金约一半流向了牙科学院，而NIH的投入约为1%。在过去十年中，授予牙科机构的校外资金净减少了约10%；然而，鉴于对牙科机构的资助存在逐年波动，尚不清楚这种净下降是否反映了长期趋势。此外，NIDCR和NIH授予的校外资金总体上有所减少。例如，从2005年到2014年，NIDCR校外研究的总预算减少了约4%，这意味着对牙科机构的资金减少了2000万美元。经通胀调整后，NIDCR和NIH对牙科机构的资金下降约为30%。尽管NIDCR和NIH继续对牙科机构进行投资，但如果当前的下降趋势持续下去，可能会对牙科机构开展的研究产生负面影响。因此，我们讨论了牙科机构增加NIDCR和NIH支持并提高其研究、研究培训和职业发展能力的机会。
