Abstract
Abstract:
Patients, carers and the public form an important partnership with the research community. By working alongside researchers, patients make a valuable contribution to all parts of the research cycle. This paper provides an opinion regarding public involvement in periodontal and peri-implant research and summarises the key points derived from a focus group that explored the topic of research in the conditions of periodontal and peri-implant health and disease. The partnership comprised forum members from the Royal London Hospital periodontics patient group (Perio@RLH) and a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians.
Key points:
1- Involving the public in research provides a positive impact for all people involved, including the research participants and the wider community. It also provides a direction for shaping the research agenda, and funding drivers.
2- Long-term involvement between advisory groups and researchers allows the development of an ongoing dialogue, which is likely to be positively linked to decision-making.
3- Public involvement at an early stage of project development improves research ethics, the consent process, and the research design and delivery in the fields of periodontology and implant dentistry.
Patients, carers and the public form an important partnership with the research community. By working alongside researchers, patients make a valuable contribution to all parts of the research cycle. This paper provides an opinion regarding public involvement in periodontal and peri-implant research and summarises the key points derived from a focus group that explored the topic of research in the conditions of periodontal and peri-implant health and disease. The partnership comprised forum members from the Royal London Hospital periodontics patient group (Perio@RLH) and a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians.
Key points:
1- Involving the public in research provides a positive impact for all people involved, including the research participants and the wider community. It also provides a direction for shaping the research agenda, and funding drivers.
2- Long-term involvement between advisory groups and researchers allows the development of an ongoing dialogue, which is likely to be positively linked to decision-making.
3- Public involvement at an early stage of project development improves research ethics, the consent process, and the research design and delivery in the fields of periodontology and implant dentistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | British Dental Journal |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 4 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- Patient and public involvement
- Peri-implantitis
- Periodontal disease
- Oral health
- Patient-centred care
- Quality of life
- Implant dentistry