Article Figures & Data
Figures
- Figure 1.
Distribution of 15,462 patients enrolled in 8 Network studies.
- Figure 2.
Distribution of participants according to the number of types of activities, and number of each type of activity, they participated in among those who participated in any.
Tables
Study # Study Title Study Design # of Practitioners # of Patients/Other Entities Study Type(s) Classify as… Included in Present Report Phase 1 studies (2007 to 2012, network not nationwide) Included in present report 3 Assessment of caries diagnosis and treatment Paper Qx to dentists 494 — Qx Qx Yes 4 Reasons for placing the first restoration on permanent tooth surfaces Cross-sectional; consecutive patients 192 4844 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 5 Reasons for replacement or repair of dental restorations Cross-sectional; consecutive patients 157 6092 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 6 CONDOR case-control study of ONJ Case-control study 81 764 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 8 Longitudinal study of dental restorations placed on previously un-restored surfaces Prospective cohort study 192 4844 patients Clinical Clinical Yes as FU 9 Longitudinal study of repaired or replaced dental restorations Prospective cohort study 157 6092 patients Clinical Clinical Yes as FU 10 Development of a patient-based provider intervention for early caries management Cross-sectional; clinical data collection and Qx 10 336 patients Qx and Clinical Clinical Clinical only 12 Prevalence of questionable occlusal caries lesions Cross-sectional 58 4478 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 13 Longitudinal study of questionable occlusal caries lesions Prospective cohort study 58 4478 patients Clinical Clinical Yes as FU 15 Blood glucose testing in dental practice Cross-sectional 23 387 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 16a Assessing the impact of participation in PBRNs on patient care Paper Qx with dentists and dental hygienists 613 — Qx Qx Yes 16b Assessing the impact of participation in PBRNs on patient care - repeated 2 years Paper Qx with dentists and dental hygienists 556 — Qx Qx Yes 17 Peri-operative pain and root canal therapy 1-week prospective cohort study 55 655 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 20 Primary care management of TMJD Electronic Qx with dentists 434 — Qx Qx Yes 21 Infrastructure update survey Electronic Qx with dentists 649 — Qx Qx Yes Excluded from present report 1 Dental tobacco control RCT Randomized clinical trial 190 11,898 patients Qx and Clinical Clinical No 2 Practice-based root canal treatment effectiveness Retrospective cohort study 13 84 patients Clinical Clinical No 7 Retrospective cohort study of ONJ Retrospective cohort study using electronic data — 572,606 patients Clinical Clinical No 11 Patient satisfaction with dental restorations Cross-sectional 159 4680 patients Clinical Clinical No 14 Hygienists' internet tobacco cessation RCT Randomized clinical trial 100 1814 patients Clinical Clinical No 18 Persistent pain and root canal therapy Prospective cohort study 55 655 patients Clinical Clinical No 19 Diagnoses for persistent dentoalveolar pain following root canal therapy Nested case series study 63 354 patients Clinical Clinical No Phase 2 studies (2013 to 2017, network was nationwide) Included in present report 22 Isolation techniques used when performing root canal treatment Electronic and paper Qx with dentists 1491 — Qx Qx Yes 23 Management of suspicious occlusal caries lesions Randomized clinical trial 125 3093 patients Qx; Clinical Clinical Yes 24 Management of dentin hypersensitivity (2 parts) #1: electronic Qx with dentists 200 1,876 patients Qx; Clinical Clinical Clinical only #2: prospective cohort study 25 Reducing prescription opioid misuse Electronic Qx with dentists 822 — Qx Qx Yes 28 Factors for Successful Crowns Stage 1 Electronic Qx with dentists 1852 — Qx Qx Yes 29 Factors for Successful Crowns Stage 2 Prospective cohort study 207 3847 patients Clinical Clinical Yes 32 Cracked tooth registry study Prospective cohort study 236 3017 patients Clinical Clinical Baseline only 34 Anterior open-bite treatment Prospective cohort study 96 358 patients Clinical Clinical Baseline only Excluded from present report 26 Understanding dental information networks Electronic Qx with dentists 1860 — Qx Qx No 27 Quit Advisor DDS smoking cessation study Feasibility non-randomized controlled clinical trial 30 248 patients Clinical Clinical No 30 Leveraging EDR data for clinical research EDR extraction of patients who received root canal treatment and select restorations 99 1,207,155 procedures Clinical Clinical No 31 Common practices of head & neck examinations in U.S. dental offices Electronic and paper Qx with dentists 1126 — Qx Qx No 33 Risk for oral cancer/HPV study Prospective cohort study 37 1025 patients Clinical Clinical No 35 Predicting root canal treatment outcomes Prospective cohort study 172 1883 patients Clinical Clinical No 36 TMD treatment methods Prospective cohort study 198 1576 patients Clinical Clinical No 37 Multi-risk assessment in the dental office 3 parts planned, Qx, cohort, then telephone interviews with insurance executives Planned 810 patients; 20 dental insurance executives Qx, Clinical Clinical No 38 Prophylactic use of antibiotics in dental office Electronic and paper Qx with dentists 2500 (planned) — Qx Qx No ↵* Study number refers to order in which study was implemented.
Detailed study information can be accessed at http://nationaldentalpbrn.org/studies.php.
CONDOR, Collaboration on Networked Dental and Oral Health Research; DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery; EDR, Electronic Dental Records; FU, Follow-up; HPV, Human Papilloma Virus; ONJ, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; PBRNs, Practice Based Research Networks; Qx, Questionnaire; RCT, Root Canal Therapy; TMD, Temporomandibular Disorder; TMJD, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder.
- Table 2.
Practitioner Characteristics Overall and According to Whether They Participated in Activities Assessed
All Any Clinical Study Any Questionnaire Study Any Meeting In Network 10 + Years N* % N* % N* % N* % N* % (n = 3669) (col† %) (n = 762) (row‡ %) (n = 2963) (row‡ %) (n = 700) (row‡ %) (n = 297) (row‡ %) Gender Male 2466 73 490 20 2,040 83 501 20 235 10 Female 891 27 192 22 710 80 183 21 60 7 P§ = .3 P = .04 P = .9 P = .01 Race-ethnicity White 2740 80 540 20 2284 83 499 18 254 9 Black 146 4 34 23 121 83 44 30 16 11 Asian 323 9 78 24 255 79 83 26 14 4 Hispanic 191 6 31 16 141 74 46 24 5 3 Other/multi¶ 34 1 14 41 30 88 12 35 6 18 P = .004 P = .005 P < .001 P < .001 Year graduated dental school Before 1980 793 23 139 18 673 85 163 21 77 10 1980 to 89 1057 31 237 22 888 84 233 22 103 10 1990 to 99 717 21 143 20 556 78 154 21 80 11 2000+ 891 26 181 20 731 82 136 15 36 4 P = .08 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 Practice type Private 2741 80 491 18 2236 82 441 16 165 6 HP/PDA‖ 120 3 21 18 114 95 28 23 2 2 Public 128 4 9 7 113 88 22 17 0 0 Academic 131 4 13 10 79 60 39 30 1 1 Other/changed 317 9 157 50 287 91 150 47 129 41 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 Region Western 469 13 157 33 381 81 137 29 34 7 Midwest 343 10 111 32 272 79 115 34 36 10 Southwest 616 18 117 19 475 77 73 12 0 0 South Central 884 25 156 18 785 89 176 20 176 20 South Atlantic 533 15 97 18 464 87 99 19 51 10 Northeast 636 18 67 11 488 77 89 14 0 0 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 P < .001 ↵* Numbers not summing to total N in column heading due to missing data.
↵† Column (overall) percent. Excludes missing; column percents not summing to 100 within each practitioner/practice characteristic is due to rounding.
↵‡ Percent of row characteristic that has column characteristic, e.g., percent of male practitioners who participated in a clinical study.
↵§ P-value from χ2 test or Fisher exact test for difference in proportions.
↵¶ Of the 34 Other/multi-race: 14 multi, 9 American Indian/Alaskan, 7 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 4 different race each cycle.
↵‖ Practices in the Health Partners Dental Group (Minnesota) or the Permanente Dental Associates (Oregon).
HP/PDA, Health Partner/Permanente Dental Associates.
In this issue
Jump to section
Related Articles
Cited By...
- Practitioner Engagement in Activities of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN): 7-Year Results
- Parent Perceptions of and Preferences for Participation in Child Health Research: Results from a Pediatric Practice-Based Research Network
- Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Engagement: 20+ Years and Counting