title: Dental health services research: what is it and does it matter?
abstract: Dentists working in the National Health Service offer an efficient service. However, changes in medical and dental technologies require all of us to monitor the effectiveness of both established and new treatments. Our clinical practices should become 'research laboratories' and we must grasp this opportunity to keep dentistry at the forefront of investigations into clinical care.
authors: Turner Dental School, University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
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authors: Kay
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authors: Blinkhorn
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards*; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom