Energy drinks – a health problem for youths? -

Are energy drinks hazardous to your health? Can acidic beverages cause erosions? What are the risks of drinking energy drinks and caffeine?

NIOM at NSFT winter meeting, 2019 -

The Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT) will hold its 47th annual winter meeting at Beitostølen, Norway, 24-27 January 2019

Frode Staxrud, DDS, is defending his thesis -

Frode Staxrud defends his thesis “Attitudes towards and strategies for repair of dental direct restorations: Minimally Invasive Treatment approach” on Friday January 11, 2019.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! -

We look forward to continuing our collaboration and partnership in the coming year!

Vacant position: Scientist – material technology -

Are you interested in research in the field of material technology? Would you like to work in a research environment within dental and medical biomaterials?

Vacant position: Experienced scientist – dentistry / medicine / other health background -

NIOM is looking for an experienced scientist to co-ordinate research in oral health in Norway. We have established a new permanent position for an experienced scientist to lead the secretariat. The position involves active contact with relevant research communities in order to increase their cooperation in line with the research strategy.

Webinar: Dental ceramics -

Did you miss our webinar on December 5th? Or would you like to see it again?

NIOM at The Finnish Dental Convention and Exhibition 2018 -

The Finnish Dental Convention and Exhibition takes place in Helsinki from November 22 – 24 2018. It is the largest dental conference and exhibition in Finland.

NIOM moves to NORCE -

UniRand AS is to transfer its part-ownership in NIOM AS (Nordic Institute of Dental Materials) and ownership in NUBU AS (Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development) to NORCE AS.

Award for article on biological reactions -

The award for Best Scientific Review Article 2018 was given out today by the Swedish Dental Journal. We congratulate the winners!

NIOM at Riksstämman and Swedental 2018 -

We look forward to meeting our Swedish colleagues at our lecture or stand!

Vacant position: Communications Advisor -

Are you interested in research and research communication? Do you like to communicate both in writing and orally? Do you collaborate well with others? If so, maybe the vacant position as Communication Advisor at NIOM could be of interest to you.

Dental Ceramics: Material choice and treatment options -

Welcome to a free webinar on December 5th 2018. Associate professor Marit Øilo will present “Dental Ceramics: Material choice and treatment options”.

NIOM at Icelandic Dental Association Conference 2018 -

NIOM is very pleased to participate at the Icelandic Dental Association Conference 2018 in Reykjavik on November 2 and 3.

Norwegian Society for Photobiology and Photomedicine meeting at NIOM -

NIOM is hosting the annual meeting of the Norwegian Society for Photobiology and Photomedicine (NOFFOF) on November 2nd, 2018.

NTF landsmøte og NorDental 2018 -

NIOM stiller med stand på NTF Landsmøte og NorDental 2018. Kom innom oss for en prat!

NIOM Scientist at PDT 2018 -
NIOM with strong contingent at the ISO/TC 106 annual meeting in Milan -

At the annual dentistry standardisation meeting being held in Milan, Italy from September 16 to 21 there will be a strong NIOM contingent.

NIOM to present at European Society of Biomaterials 29th annual meeting at Maastricht, the Netherlands -

European Society of Biomaterials (ESB) will hold its 29th annual meeting at Maastricht, the Netherlands September 9-13, 2018. The theme this year will be “Materials for life”, aiming to discuss challenges the field of biomaterials is currently facing. NIOM engineer Bergitte P. Olderbø will hold a presentation titled “Effects of Nrf2 signaling on cytotoxicity induced […]

NIOM CEO at the FDI World Dental Congress 2018 -

NIOM is present at the FDI World Dental Congress NIOM CEO, Professor Jon E. Dahl participates in the FDI World Dental Congress take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 5–8 September 2018.

NIOM at ADEE 2018 Oslo -

The Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) kicks off its annual congress in Oslo today, which will last from August 22nd until the 24th. The Odontological Faculty, University Of Oslo, hosts the event. NIOM is represented with a stand and is there to promote research networking.

Update from IADR 2018 -
Shining new light on dental biomaterials: NIOM is hosting Northern Lights 2018 -

NIOM is host and local organizer of the sixth annual Northern Lights International Symposium which is taking place July 30-31st in Oslo. The main topics of the conference are bioactive materials and light transmission through ceramics and composites. The symposium aims to bring together almost 60 leading experts from 16 countries and over two days they will work through the topics through presentations and discussions, leading to a consensus that will be covered in a wide variety of post-conference publications.

NIOM represents at IADR 2018 -

NIOM Managing Director, Professor Jon E. Dahl and NIOM Engineer Solveig Uvsløkk will be representing NIOM at this year’s IADR conference, held in London from the 25th to 28th of July.

Dental calculus – an exciting time capsule that reveals how ancient humans lived -

In the June issue of the Norwegian Dental Association’s Journal, Professor emeritus NJ Nils Jacobsen (now working at NIOM) has publised an article on how dental calculus in skeletal material contains valuable archaeological information

Webinar presentation 24th May: Killing Biofilm – Mission Impossible -

The webinar presentation for NIOM’s webinar from May 24th is available. Watch the presentation and fill out the form with your question to receive an in-depth answer!

NIOM adds technical guru on emerging technologies -

    NIOM adds some fresh blood to its resources within mechanical engineering with Mr. Dimitri Alkarra.  Mr. Alkarra is a mechanical engineer that previously held the literal title as Technical Guru at Halmstad University’s “fab lab.” A fab lab (fabrication laboratory) is a small-scale workshop offering digital fabrication and is typically equipped with an array of flexible computer-controlled tools […]

NIOM welcomes visiting scientist Luise Jungnickel -

New visiting scientist from Denmark.

NIOM at the annual meeting for The Scandinavian Society of Biomaterials, Gullmarsstrand April 25-27 -

NIOM senior scientists Ellen Bruzell and Håkon Valen will participate at the Scandinavian Society of Biomaterials’ 11th annual meeting in Gullmarsstrand, Sweden April 25-27 (ScSB 2018).

”Stay Ahead” with NIOM at Årskurus and Scandefa 2018 -

NIOM will represent with both participants at this year’s Årskursus and a stand at Scandefa 2018 in Copenhagen, April 12th to 14th.

NIOM to present at Society of Toxicology 57th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo -

NIOM Senior Scientist Jan Tore Samuelsen is currently representing NIOM at the 57th Annual Meeting and at ToxExpo being held in San Antonio, Texas.   The meeting is taking place from March 11 to 15, 2018, The meeting and its exhibition bring together 350 toxicology-related companies and organisations with over 6800 attendees.   Samuelsen will […]

Holmenkollen symposium 2018 -

A short report from “Holmenkollen symposium 2018”.

Vasileios Kapralos returns to NIOM as UiO doctoral research fellow -

Vasileios Kapralos returns to Norway. This time he is here to do a a four-year a doctoral research fellowship at the University of Oslo, with a supervisor at NIOM.

Visiting scientist Tarja Tanner summarizes her six months at NIOM -

Tarja Tanner summarizes the six months she has spent at NIOM as a visiting scientist.

Maria Kassapidou – my experience as a visiting researcher at NIOM -

Maria Kassapidou is a Swedish clinician and researcher who has divided her time between NIOM where she has been a visiting researcher, the department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials Science at the University of Gothenburg where she has been enrolled in a doctoral program, and the Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education in Jönköping where she is a clinical specialist in Prosthodontics.

Tips and insights from NIOM’s webinar: Recommended use of Fluoride -

“Recommended use of Fluoride” was NIOM’s first webinar in 2018. Participants from the Nordic countries and the rest of the world were present when Senior Scientist Aida Mulic covered topics such as fluorides for caries reduction, the most effective and recommended fluoride products, patients at high caries risk and dental erosive wear.

NIOM presenting at the 2018 NSFT winter meeting in Beitostølen -

The Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT) is holding its 46th annual winter meeting at Beitostølen, Norway, January 25th-28th. The meeting is interdisciplinary. Four NIOM scientists and technical staff are participating with presentations of their research. Managing Director Jon E. Dahl, Senior Scientist Jan Tore Samuelsen, Chief Engineers Solveig Uvsløkk and Bergitte P. Olderbø […]

NIOM webinar: Recommended use of fluoride -

In this 20 min webinar NIOM Senior Scientist Aida Mulic will present the recommendations for use of fluoride to combat the most common oral diseases, dental caries and dental erosions.