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July 15, 2019
NIH, Bethesda, Md.
 

People range from being completely comfortable to extremely fearful when it comes to visiting the dentist. Being afraid enough to avoid the dentist results in more tooth decay and an increased likelihood of poor oral health. 

What Dentists Are Saying

The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) is a nationally coordinated program committed to advancing knowledge of dental practice and ways to improve it. The National Administrative and Resource Center is located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the National Coordinating Center is located at the Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland, Oregon. These centers comprise the infrastructure for and support the implementation of multiple clinical observational studies and clinical studies conducted within the National Dental PBRN.

For additional information about NIDCR’s support of dental practice-based research, please contact:

Are you a researcher preparing a grant application that will propose a study to be conducted within the National Dental PBRN?

• The NIDCR offers specific Funding Opportunity Announcements to propose studies that intend to utilize the National Dental PBRN infrastructure.
• If you are gathering information needed for a grant application submission, download and refer to the Description of Nationa

Are you a researcher interested in proposing a study to be conducted within the National Dental PBRN?

There are resources available through the National Administrative and Resources Center and National Coordinating Center for all potential applicants interested in proposing a study to be conducted within the National Dental PBRN. As a first and important step, potential applicants should prepare a Specific Aims page (1 page) and overview of the study design and procedures (1 page), including the number of practitioners and patients involved in the study.