Leadership in practice-based research: The National Dental PBRN

Valeria V Gordan; Sonia K Makhija; D Brad Rindal; Cyril Meyerowitz; Jeffrey L Fellows; Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss; David L Cochran; Susan Hudak; Gregg H Gilbert; National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group

doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.009

Leadership in practice-based research: The National Dental PBRN

J Dent. 2019 Aug:87:24-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.009. Epub 2019 May 7.

Authors

Valeria V Gordan¹, Sonia K Makhija², D Brad Rindal³, Cyril Meyerowitz⁴, Jeffrey L Fellows⁵, Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss⁶, David L Cochran⁷, Susan Hudak⁸, Gregg H Gilbert²; National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group

Affiliations

¹ Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, Operative Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
³ HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
⁴ University of Rochester, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, Rochester, NY, United States.
⁵ Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, United States.
⁶ Principal Survey Scientist, Center for Evaluation and Survey Research, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
⁷ Department of Periodontology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.
⁸ Member of the Executive Committee of the National Dental PBRN and a private practitioner in Seminole, FL, United States.

Abstract

Practice-based research networks with strong leadership can be effective venues for the translation of research findings. Coordinating all the efforts across a Network composed of individuals with a broad range of expertise, goals, and expectations can, however, be cumbersome, posing many different leadership challenges.

Keywords: clinical; collaboration; dentistry; dissemination; evidence-based; health system; practice-based; private practice; research; translation.

Leadership in practice-based research: The National Dental PBRN

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