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Projects Available for UPSTART 2022
| Number | Project Title | Mentor(s) | Expected Student Availability (hours/week) |
| 1 | A rapid growth of dentigerous cyst: a rare case with review of literature | Rohan Jagtap | 3 |
| 2 | Ectopic eruption of mandibular second molar in the coronoid process: a case report and review of literature | Rohan Jagtap Pia Kirk Tracy Dellinger | 3 |
| 3 | Effect of COVID-19 on patient demographics and admission visits change from 2019 to 2021 | Elizabeth Carr | 8 |
| 4 | Comparison of the demographics of the leadership at dental schools versus medical schools in the US | Jennifer Bain James Lott | 12 |
| 5 | Evaluation of the effects of tooth polish on tooth morphology, bacterial adhesions, and gingival tissue | Jennifer Bain Jason Griggs Amol Janorkar Cynthia Senior Lauren Bain | 12 |
| 6 | What do other schools do? An integrated predoctoral dental care (IPC) literature review | Elizabeth Carr | 12 |
| 7 | Drug delivery using micro- and nano-particles | Amol Janorkar | 12 |
| 8 | Biopolymer scaffolds for tissue engineering | Amol Janorkar | 32 |
| 9 | Impact of cellular microenvironment on stem cell differentiation | Amol Janorkar | 32 |
| 10 | Surface modification of dental implants using electrospray technique | Yuanyuan Duan | 40 |
| 11 | Residual stresses and bone remodeling: a two-step simulation framework for improved finite element modeling of dental implants | Jason Griggs Jennifer Bain Matthew Priddy (MSU) Lauren Priddy (MSU) | 5 |