Do Canadian Dentists Find Dental Research Useful?


Do Canadian Dentists Find Dental Research Useful? FULL TEXT • Christophe Bedos, DCD, PhD • • Paul Allison, BDS, FDSRCS, PhD • A b s t r a c t The aim of this joint CDA–IMHA study was to investigate what Canadian dentists think about the utility of dental research. A questionnaire was sent to all dentists in Canada with the December 2001 edition of JCDA. By April 1, 2002, 2,788 questionnaires, representing a response rate of approximately 16%, had been returned. In this ﬁrst article in a 3-part series, we address the theme of research utility. The results show that 82% of respondents think that dental research has an important or very important impact on the dental health of Canadians. Furthermore, 98% of respondents claim to have modiﬁed an element of their clinical practice after having been informed of some research results. MeSH Key Words: attitude of health personnel; dental research; dentists Reply to this article \| View replies [0]

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