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2004 News

Research ideas from dentists in DPBRN
Friday, December 03, 2004

Drs. Gilbert and Mjör have given several orientation/continuing education sessions (only in Alabama, Florida, and Scandinavia so far) to dentists in the PBRN. DPBRN dentists are full of great ideas for research projects. Click here and here to see lists of these ideas.

Characteristics of dentists and dental practices in DPBRN
Friday, December 03, 2004

As part of enrollment in DPBRN, members complete a 101-item questionnaire about their dental practice(s). Click here to see the summary table of these findings.

Our DPBRN grant application has been reviewed
Monday, November 08, 2004

Our NIDCR DPBRN grant application was reviewed October 27, 2004 (see news item below dated July 16, 2004). We received our score, but we do not know how our application ranked compared to all the other applications. This ranking largely determines whether our application gets funded. Therefore, it is possible that we would get funded, but we do not know at this point. The Summary Statement (which details the reviewers' comments) will be released in late December. The NIDCR Council will meet January 28, 2005, after which a decision will be made on whether to fund our application.

DPBRN orientation session held
Saturday, October 23, 2004

A DPBRN orientation session was held at the UAB School of Dentistry on October 23. A total of 40 dentist practitioner-investigators attended. Drs. Ivar Mjör and Gregg Gilbert gave presentations and discussed the DPBRN's activities to date and planned activities.

NIDCR Director’s JADA article about PBRNs
Friday, October 22, 2004

Dr. Larry Tabak, director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, wrote an article about NIDCR’s dental PBRN initiative in this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association. Click here to see this article.

We submitted a major application for additional funding for DPBRN
Friday, July 16, 2004

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) announced a request for applications (RFA) to establish and support a dental practice-based research network. DPBRN submitted an application for this on July 16, 2004. This application will be reviewed, along with all the other applications, by a panel of experts on October 27, 2004. It will provide an infrastructure for multiple studies directly related to problems faced in general dental practice. The research topics are related to the every-day practice of dentistry and this research will provide relevant information to situations met in daily dental practice. Practitioners and clinical investigators will be linked together to produce findings that are immediately useful to practitioners and patients in dental practice. The projects to be designed will draw on the insight and experience of practicing dentists. In other words, the research agenda will be rooted in problems faced in every-day practice and you will help in identifying and designing the research projects! Practitioner-investigators, all of whom must be in the daily practice of dentistry, will be at the forefront of clinical research! You can participate in all or only a small number of the projects that are envisioned over a 7-year period. The success of these new initiatives will be dependent on active participation by practicing clinicians, and this research is designed to be of direct benefit to daily clinical practice. If you would like to join us in this exciting new initiative, please enroll by clicking the “Enrollment/Join” button at the left of this screen.

DPBRN just received its second NIH-NIDCR grant
Thursday, July 01, 2004

We are very pleased to be able to report that DPBRN just received its second grant from the NIH-NIDCR (National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research) on July 1, 2004. Dr. Gregg Gilbert is the grant’s Principal Investigator. This two-year grant (NIH-NIDCR-R21-DE-16033) will have two main objectives: (1) to improve DPBRN’s infrastructure, especially the capabilities for this web site; and (2) to conduct a study of root canal treatment effectiveness.

DPBRN attends the 2004 Florida National Dental Congress
Saturday, June 19, 2004

Representatives of The University of Florida College of Dentistry and The University of Alabama School of Dentistry in Birmingham presented information about DPBRN at the Florida National Dental Congress meeting in Orlando, Florida in June 2004. This was a collaborative effort to gain name recognition for the network and to recruit dentists and their staff to participate. This is yet another example of PBRN members working well together as a collaborative team.

DPBRN orientation session held
Saturday, May 22, 2004

A DPBRN orientation session was held at the UAB School of Dentistry on May 22. A total of 30 dentist practitioner-investigators attended. Drs. Ivar Mjör and Gregg Gilbert gave presentations and discussed DPBRN's activities to date and planned activities.

DPBRN orientation session held
Saturday, May 15, 2004

A DPBRN orientation session was held at the UF College of Dentistry clinic in Hialeah, Florida on May 15. A total of 4 dentist practitioner-investigators attended. Drs. Ivar Mjör and Gregg Gilbert gave presentations and discussed DPBRN's activities to date and planned activities.

Dental PBRN orientation session held
Friday, May 14, 2004

A Dental PBRN orientation session was held at the UF College of Dentistyr clinic in St. Petersberg, FL May 14. A total of 20 dentist practitioner-investigators attended. Drs. Ivar Mjör and Gregg Gilbert gave presentations and discussed the Dental PBRN's activities to date and planned activities.