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Have you ever wondered how long your posterior composite restorations last? In the largest US study to date, Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath and colleagues analyzed over 700,000 posterior composite restoration placed in 200,000 patients across 99 Network dental practices. The findings from this Electronic Dental Record data (EDR) analysis have been recently published in the Journal of Dentistry.  

Crystal Schaeffer, RDH, from the Midwestern region, joined the FreSH study to enhance her understanding of tobacco use. She shares her experiences addressing tobacco use with patients, her team's recruitment strategies for the study, and the valuable training she received from the PBRN. Crystal says being in the FreSH study has made her eager to continue helping people quit smoking even after the study concludes.

Calling all periodontists and general dentists from the Western, Southwestern and South Central Network regions!

Register now for the Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics Study Webinar.

This will be a 30-minute presentation on the best practices for adjunctive antibiotics in periodontal treatment presented by Dr. Kotsakis, the PAAS principal investigator, and Dr. Araujo, clinical researcher and Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at University of Buffalo.

You will also learn about the to the newest study hosted by the Network, the Periodontal Adjunctive Antibiotics Study (PAAS), a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of adjunctive antibiotics in the treatment of periodontal disease. The PAAS study is recruiting dentists, periodontists, dental therapists, and hygienists who want to contribute to the science of periodontal antibiotic therapy.

National Dental PBRN network members can receive 0.50 CEU for attending.

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.

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