Borrell did the research with Associate Professor George W. Taylor, senior health science research associate Wenche Borgnakke, Associate Professor Marilyn Woolfolk, clinical department associate Doris Allen, Associate Professor Paul Lang and social science senior research associate Linda Nyquist of the Institute of Gerontology. In new research reported at AADR, George W. Taylor, associate professor of dentistry, and colleagues studied 189 retirement community residents, ranging in age from 50 to 101. The researchers now plan a clinical trial to learn whether treating periodontal disease will improve glycemic control in people with diabetes. General dental care clinics and specialty clinics providing advanced treatment enable the School to offer dental services and programs to patients throughout Michigan. Classroom and clinic instruction train future dentists, dental specialists and dental hygienists for practice in private offices, hospitals, academia and public agencies.
Research seeks to discover and apply new knowledge that can help patients worldwide.