NIOM joins the Swedish National Dental Convention and Swedental this week.

Meet NIOM’s team at The Finnish Dental Congress and Exhibition next week. The event takes place from 9 – 11 November 2023 and is the largest event for professionals in the field of dentistry in Finland.

Next week, NIOM, will be present at the National Convention and Nordental 2023 hosted by The Norwegian Dental Association (NDA) and Nordental at Nova Spektrum, Lillestrøm.

Read about it in an article in “Den Norske tannlegeforenings tidende” which deals with the work of Pawel Kallas thesis where he studied the attachment properties of bacteria on the surface of biomaterials. The project was carried out in part in collaboration with NIOM.

We are proud to announce that Jon E. Dahl is awarded the Swedish Dental Society’s medal of honour for 2023.

We are pleased to announce that Erik Farbrot has started as NIOM’s new CFO.  Farbrot is a graduate from Handelshøyskolen BI and the Norwegian Armed Forces Military Academy (KS)….

Curious about NIOMs program for visiting scientists? Listen to our new webinar and hear about the experiences of two former guest researchers.

Professor Per Vult von Steyern, 62, from Malmö, has commenced as Managing Director of NIOM, as of May 1. Professor Vult von Steyern is Doctor of Odontology and former chair of the ….

Vacant positions as visiting scientist at NIOM during 2024. Positions as visiting scientist in the field of dental and medical biomaterials research are offered at the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, NIOM, in Oslo, Norway.

Curious about NIOMs program for visiting scientists? Listen to our new webinar and hear about the experiences of two former guest researchers.

NIOM søker etter økonomi- og administrasjonssjef. Vi ser etter noen med god strategisk forståelse og med solid fagkompetanse, samt erfaring innen økonomistyring, budsjett og regnskap.

Oral Biofilm – friend or foe? is the name of NIOMs newest free webinar. Listen as NIOM scientist Maria Pain, gives an introduction to oral biofilm.

Det er ledig 20 % stilling som statistiker ved NIOM. Vi søker etter statistiker med erfaring fra medisinske og/eller odontologiske forskningsmiljøer. Statistikeren skal bistå ved planlegging og evaluering av kliniske forskningsprosjekter og laboratoriestudier.

Hør Frode Staxrud forelese om minimal invasiv tannbehandling kvelden 18 januar kl 18.00 til 20.00. Staxrud vil gå gjennom flere eksempler og vise når det er aktuelt med operativ tannbehandling, og når det beste for pasienten er forebyggende tiltak. Kurset teller 2 poeng i NTF sitt obligatoriske etterutdanningsprogram. Pris kr 350. Påmelding: send mail med […]

Det er ledig fast 60 % forskerstilling for en odontolog eller medisiner ved Nordisk institutt for odontologiske materialer AS (NIOM). Biomaterialer til odontologiske og medisinske formål er i sterk utvikling, og det er ønskelig å styrke NIOMs kompetanse innen området. Vi søker en aktiv forsker med relevante publikasjoner innen fagområdet dentale eller medisinske biomaterialer.

Watch our new webinar “Zirconia in dentistry” with senior scientist Amund Ruud and engineer Freya Sofia Andersen, on our Youtube channel niom@biomaterials. In this webinar you will get an in depth intro

NIOM’s Maria Pain and Aida Mulic at this year’s NTF in Norway. Pain held a lecture about Microbiology in dentistry.

NIOM has welcomed two guest researchers affiliated with Finish universities. Heba Abdelrazik is coming to work on a project connected to her PhD, while Pekka Ahlholm is doing some post-doctorate research. Barely two weeks into their stay, they’re happily settling in.

The American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (JAFC) and Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry honoured senior scientist Silvio Uhlig. Uhlig joined NIOM in June 2022, as the institute’s newest expert on organic and analytical chemistry.

NIOMs administrerende direktør trer inn i pensjonistenes rekker neste år, og vi søker hans erstatter. Les mer om stillingen og kvalifikasjonene her.

On September 16, NIOM and NOF will host a joint symposium titled “Biological and clinical aspects of modern composite techniques”. – NIOMs Frode Staxrud will chair the event, says Jon E. Dahl, NIOMs CEO. Staxrud is joined by Pekka K. Vallittu from the University of Turku, NIOMs Jan Tore Samuelsen and Niek Opdam from Radboud […]

You will be able to meet NIOM on three different occasions at the PER-IADR in Marseille. From the exhibition area, to the poster section, to the symposium “Biological and clinical aspects of modern composite techniques” with NIOMs Frode Staxrud as chair.

Curious about 3D-printing in dentistry? Watch our newest webinar and learn about principles and techniques. She also cover challenges of resin printing, material properties and clinical aspects.

We at NIOM were so lucky to get to visit Eastman Institute in Stockholm last week. We were welcomed by Andreas Cederlund, Wedad Hammoudi and the rest of their personnel. It was a most interesting visit, where we got a tour, joined in on some interesting discussions, and heard the latest about their project KompetensTräningsCentrum. […]

Vacant positions as visiting scientist at NIOM during 2023. Positions as visiting scientist in the field of dental and medical biomaterials research are offered at the Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, NIOM, in Oslo, Norway.

The anniversary book “En reise i kunnskap og kvalitet, NIOM 50 år” is now available.

NIOM, The Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, celebrates its 50th anniversary on Thursday the 12th of May. The institute marks the occasion with a seminar led by the renowned Christine Calvert, with lectures by philosopher Henrik Syse, as well as dental researchers from across the Nordics.

This week, NIOMs Frode Staxrud, will participate in the European Federation of Conservative Dentistry, the EFCDs meeting in Antalya, Turkey. Staxrud will speak on the subject of minimally invasive dentistry, when and how a dentist might intervene.

NIOM has welcomed five new visiting scientists this fall. They are; Wedad Hammoudi from Sweden, Sigfus Eliasson from Iceland, and from Norway, Sunita Sharma, Amela Tulek, and Anneli Skjold. Hammoudi and Skjold are working with different aspects like esthetics and strength of zirconia for dental applications. Eliasson has an ongoing project on procedures for long […]

Professor dr. odont., Per Vult von Steyern talks about which zirconia materials work best in different clinical situations. How to prepare and get the best, most long lasting result? Listen and watch as professor von Steyern give a few clinical examples on methods, and use, for translucent monolithic zirconium dioxide.”

Det er ledig en fast nyopprettet stilling som salgskonsulent ved NIOM. Stillingens hovedoppgave er kundekontakt og salg av NIOMs kommersielle aktiviteter til produsenter av biomaterialer. I tillegg vil den aktuelle kandidaten kunne delta i materialprøving på laboratoriet. Vi ser etter en positiv, utadrettet og selvstendig person som tar ansvar og oppnår resultater. Arbeidsoppgaver Kundekontakt og […]

Professor Gudbrand Øilo, DDS passed away on September 5th 2021, at 85 years of age. Gudbrand Øilo was affiliated with NIOM for more than 25 years. He came initially as a research scientist from 1977 to 1979. He then went on to become associate professor at the Faculty of Dentistry in Oslo, and professor in […]

NIOM is happy to announce that Maria Pain from the University of Tromsø has become the institute’s leading microbiologist. Pain has a Ph.D. in microbiology, and a M.Sc. in medical biology. Her focus, through work and study, has been the interaction between bacteria and their host.

Det er ledig en fast stilling som forsker i kjemi ved Nordisk institutt for odontologiske materialer (NIOM). Vi søker etter en aktiv medarbeider med god kompetanse innen kjemi og interesse for biomaterialer. Biomaterialer for odontologiske og medisinske formål er i sterk utvikling, og vi ønsker å forsterke vår kunnskap på dette området. Stillingen vil hovedsakelig […]

Det er ledig fast stilling som forsker ved Nordisk Institutt for Odontologiske Materialer AS (NIOM). Det er ønskelig å styrke NIOMs kompetanse innen protetiske problemstillinger, og stillingen er et ledd i dette. Vi søker en aktiv forsker med relevante publikasjoner innen fagområdet dentale biomaterialer. Det kan være aktuelt å ansette i mindre enn 100 % […]

Energy drink sales in Norway are up 60 percent in the last year. The spike in sales have more and more dentist worried about increased damage to drinker’s teeth. A new article at Forskning.no explores the subject, bringing in the newest numbers and research. Among the experts consulted are NIOM’s Aida Mulic. Read the whole […]

Jostein Pettersen who passed away on 1 June, was the very first employee of the Scandinavian Institute of Dental Materials as NIOM was named from its inception. He was office manager from 15 April 1972 until his retirement in 2002. Until Professor Ivar A. Mjör was appointed Institute Director on 1 January the following year, he was the only employee.

Reykjavik’s University’s Sigfus Thor Eliasson and NIOM’s John Tibballs and Jon Dahl, have just published a new article in the Icelandic dental journal Tannlæknablaðið. The topic is bonding, and the article is named “Effect of Adhesive Layer Thickness and Surface Treatments on Composite Repair Strength”. The study The aim of the study was to evaluate […]

Are you curious about research, or a seasoned scientist in need of more time or inspiration? Apply now to become a visiting scientist at NIOM in 2022.