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In a recent publication, Dr. Rahma Mungia, assistant director to the Network’s Southwest node, and co-authors detail the specific approaches used to attract and retain both practitioners and patients to the Network studies, providing a valuable resource for other researchers planning similar studies.



As you know, our recruitment and retention rates are excellent because of all the work you do! Read our blog post for a summary of this study. 

The POPS study team and all of us at the National Dental PBRN wish to thank all 160 practitioners and their staff who participated in the study. We greatly appreciate your efforts in successfully enrolling 3,139 patients across the United States. Thanks to your invaluable contributions, we concluded enrollment of patients three months ahead of schedule! Data analysis will now begin, and we look forward to sharing the study findings soon. Congratulations for another successful Network study! 

Dental sealants are effective in preventing, and even arresting, dental caries, but its use in dental practices can be higher. We conducted a Quick Poll to learn more about dental sealant practices and barriers faced by our members. Read the results in our blog post!   

Dr. Min Kyeong Lee, Associate Professor, and member of the Network’s Specialty Node, shared with us her experience with the Network and how she sees the Network as an unprecedented source of data in dentistry. She encourages all dental professionals to join the Network. Read more about what Dr. Lee has to say about the Network in her Member Spotlight.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to contribute to this pioneering effort and help improve dental implant therapy outcomes! By enrolling just 10 patients with dental implants at the time of prosthesis placement and following them for three years, you can contribute to this groundbreaking study.

PAAS is a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of adjunctive antibiotics versus placebo for the treatment of periodontitis. We need 36 practitioners from the South Central, South Western, and Western regions to enroll patients with periodontitis undergoing scaling and root planing. Contact us if you are interested! 

Improving the nation's oral health by improving

the knowledge base for clinical decision-making

and moving the latest evidence into routine care

The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network is supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), grants U19-DE-028717 and U01-DE-028727