Summary of 38 Network Studies* to Date
Study # | Study Title | Study Design | # of Practitioners | # of Patients/Other Entities | Study Type(s) | Classify as… | Included in Present Report |
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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.