Research Priorities of the Center
1. **Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Domain**
- Interventions and strategies for the prevention and control of dental caries
- Laboratory and clinical studies on dental caries
- Analysis of the burden of oral diseases and influencing factors using a common risk factor approach
2. **Health System Domain**
- Evaluation of strategies to integrate oral health into the general health system
- Assessment and monitoring of preventive and therapeutic services for dental caries
- Designing monitoring and care systems for dental caries from birth
3. **Health Sciences Domain, Social Determinants of Health**
- Examining the role of social determinants on oral health in Iran
- Feasibility studies and implementation of interventions to promote social determinants impacting oral health
4. **Dentistry Domain**
- Epidemiological studies on systemic diseases associated with dental caries
- Exploration of strategies to enhance dental education with a preventive approach