IIMS named one of six dental practice-based research network sites

The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science has been named one of six sites of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). The network was formed by a $66.8 million seven-year grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. The network has enrolled 1,719 practitioners in 43 states. In collaboration with the Dental PBRN academic faculties and staff, the practitioners organized and conducted 51 research studies, generating 87 journal articles on topics ranging from preventive and restorative dentistry to pain management and smoking cessation.