Twenty years of handling evaluations and practice-based research by the PREP panel

Abstract

The ease of handling of dental materials is important in dental practice, given that practitioners may find that a material which is difficult to handle leads to suboptimal clinical results.

Practical considerations for conducting dental clinical trials in primary care

“…7,11 However oral disease is extremely costly to treat and providing an evidence base for improved intervention and treatment is important. In Australia, oral diseases accounted for $7.7 billion of total health expenditure in 2009-10, second only to cardiovascular diseases.…”

“…21 Clinical trials are important for dentistry and can add to the evidence-base and influence future clinical practice and community-based oral health care. 11 Clinicians and the public expect that the care that will be provided is based on robust evidence, and clinical trials are therefore required to provide this evidence. We have identified key factors to consider when designing and implementing a dental clinical trial in primary care settings.…”

“…These include the Product Research and Evaluation by Practitioners (PREP) panel which was established in 1993 and has undertaken more than 70 projects within general dental practices. 11 Similarly in the United States of America, there are dental Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs) who facilitate the conduct of research within practices and engage, and partner with, clinicians in the research process. 12,13 A new collaboration between researchers and trialists called Trial Forge is also currently occurring in the UK and aims to address methodological challenges in trials and increase gains in conducting clinical trials.…”

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“…21 Clinical trials are important for dentistry and can add to the evidence-base and influence future clinical practice and communitybased oral healthcare. 11 Clinicians and the public expect that the care that will be provided is based on robust evidence, and clinical trials are therefore required to provide this evidence. We have identified key factors to consider when designing and implementing a dental clinical trial in primary care settings.…”

“…These include the Product Research and Evaluation by Practitioners panel which was established in 1993 and has undertaken more than 70 projects within general dental practices. 11 Similarly in the USA, there are dental Practice Based Research Networks who facilitate the conduct of research within practices and engage, and partner with, clinicians in the research process. 12,13 A new collaboration between researchers and trialists called Trial Forge is also currently occurring in the UK and aims to address methodological challenges in trials and increase gains in conducting clinical trials.…”