ArticleJournal of public health dentistry2010
Institutional review board and regulatory solutions in the dental PBRN.
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- Large-scale clinical endodontic research in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network: study overview and methods.Journal of endodontics · 2012Article
- Random blood glucose testing in dental practice: a community-based feasibility study from The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2012Article
- Restoration of noncarious tooth defects by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2011Article
- Lessons learned during the conduct of clinical studies in the dental PBRN.Journal of dental education · 2011Article
- Methods dentists use to diagnose primary caries lesions prior to restorative treatment: findings from The Dental PBRN.Journal of dentistry · 2010Article
- Reasons for placement of restorations on previously unrestored tooth surfaces by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2010Article
- Rubber dam use during routine operative dentistry procedures: findings from the Dental PBRN.Operative dentistryArticle
- Concordance between preoperative and postoperative assessments of primary caries lesion depth: results from the Dental PBRN.Operative dentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesEffectively addressing regulatory and human participant protection issues with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs, or ethics committees) and grants administration entities is an important component of conducting research in large collaborative networks. A dental practice-based research network called "DPBRN" (http://www.DPBRN.org) comprises dentists in two health maintenance organizations, several universities, seven US states, and three Scandinavian countries. Our objectives are to describe: a) the various human participants and regulatory requirements and solutions for each of DPBRN's five regions; b) their impact on study protocols and implementation; and c) lessons learned from this process.
methodsFollowing numerous discussions with IRB and grants administrative personnel for each region, some practitioner-investigators are attached to their respective IRBs and contracting entities via sub-contracts between their organizations and the network's administrative site. Others are attached via Individual Investigator Agreements and contractually obligated via Memoranda of Agreement.
resultsIRBs approve general operations under one approval, but specific research projects via separate approvals. Various formal IRB and grants administrative agreements have been arranged to customize research to the network context. In some instances, this occurred after feedback from patients and practitioners that lengthy written consent forms impeded research and raised suspicion, instead of decreasing it.
conclusionsInstead of viewing IRBs and institutional administrators as potentially adversarial, customized solutions can be identified by engaging them in collegial discussions that identify common ground within regulatory bounds. Although time-intensive and complex, these solutions improve acceptability of practice-based research to patients, practitioners, and university researchers.
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