Guest researchers are invited to attach project ideas or other research proposals when applying to come as guest researchers, ideas that can then be further developed in collaboration with our researchers (see also the section on "Visiting scientist").

In addition to guest researchers, we also welcome Nordic researchers and research students who are interested in conducting projects with the support of our expertise and advanced equipment available at the institute. We are open to various forms of research collaborations, where NIOM serves as a resource for Nordic universities, various actors within oral health care, and Nordic authorities and healthcare organisations.

NIOM has also an extensive experience in serving as a supervising resource for PhD students, who receive their main supervision from their own university but who need special competence or assistance with methods not available within their own organisation. As a project partner, NIOM finances its part of the collaboration, including equipment, while the researcher covers their own costs. Guest researchers are an exception since they receive salary and accommodation costs covered by NIOM.