title: Organizing a practice-based research group.
abstract: There is an urgent need for more dental research to come from the 'real-life' setting of general practice in order to complement the information arising from laboratory testing and institution-based clinical trials. This paper outlines some of the problems and opportunities encountered in undertaking research in practice, and describes the experiences of one such practice-based research group.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham School of Dentistry.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stewardson
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Thornley
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018865:Dental Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies