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ArticleEvaluation & the health professions2025

Participation Rates in 11 National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Surveys 2014-2022.

Ellen Funkhouser, Rahma Mungia, Reesa Laws, Denis B Nyongesa, Suzanne Gillespie, Michael C Leo, Mary Ann McBurnie, Gregg H Gilbert, National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group

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9 authors.

Ellen FunkhouserUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9689-6491
Rahma MungiaThe University of Texas Health San Antonio, USA.
Reesa LawsKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, USA.
Denis B NyongesaKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, USA.
Suzanne GillespieKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, USA.
Michael C LeoKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, USA.
Mary Ann McBurnieKaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, USA.
Gregg H GilbertUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
National Dental PBRN Collaborative GroupUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.

Funding

The National Dental PBRNU19DE022516 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GILBERT, GREGG H · 2012 to 2018
$66.4M
The National Dental PBRN - Administrative CoreU19DE028717 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GILBERT, GREGG H · 2019 to 2025
$23.5M
NDPBRN Opioid SurveyU01DE028727 · NIDCR · KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CARMIT Kurn MCMULLEN · 2019 to 2026
$16.0M
NIDCR NIH HHS U01 DE028727NIDCR NIH HHS U19 DE022516NIDCR NIH HHS U19 DE028717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surveys of health professionals typically have low response rates, which have decreased in recent years. We report on the methods used, participation rates, and study time for 11 national questionnaire studies of dentists conducted from 2014-2022. Participation rates decreased (87%-25%). Concurrent with this decrease was a decrease in the intensity with which the practitioners were recruited. Participation rates were higher when postal mail invitation and paper options were used (84% vs. 58%,

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Dental ResearchDentistsFemaleHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited Stateshealth professionsonline surveysparticipation ratesresponse ratessurvey methods

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PMCPMC11829272

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