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Exciting opportunity for primary care dental practitioners!

British Dental Journal volume 234, pages 436–437 (2023)Cite this article

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  • Highlights the past lack of research taking place in primary care dentistry and the importance of it in the future.

  • Highlights two ongoing large pragmatic clinical trials taking place in primary care, investigating minimally invasive dental techniques versus conventional treatment options.

  • Provides an opportunity for general dental practitioners to participate in high-impact research.

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  1. Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Speciality Trainee in Restorative Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Alice R. Hamilton

  2. Professor of Evidence-Based Operative Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    David Ricketts

  3. Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Speciality Registrar in Endodontics, Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Thibault Colloc

  4. Professor of Clinical Effectiveness, University of Dundee, UK; Professor of Clinical Dental Research, University of Manchester, UK; Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland, UK

    Jan E. Clarkson

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Correspondence to Alice R. Hamilton, David Ricketts, Thibault Colloc or Jan E. Clarkson.

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Hamilton, A., Ricketts, D., Colloc, T. et al. Exciting opportunity for primary care dental practitioners!. Br Dent J 234, 436–437 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5681-4

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