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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
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Kay, E., Blinkhorn, A. Dental health services research: what is it and does it matter?. Br Dent J 180, 116–117 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4808992
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