With a new $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Helen Lee, MD, MPH a pediatric anesthesiologist at UIC, and Joanna Buscemi, PhD, a clinical psychologist at DePaul University, will test whether these surgeries can be a window of opportunity for improving oral health long-term. The researchers will conduct a trial of a new intervention called PROTECT, which deploys community health workers to empower families to make positive behavioral changes with their child after surgery. Find out more.