scholarly journals Supplementing online surveys with a mailed option to reduce bias and improve response rate: the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Funkhouser ◽  
Jeffrey L. Fellows ◽  
Valeria V. Gordan ◽  
D. Brad Rindal ◽  
Patrick J. Foy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Improve Response Rate ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Practice Based Research

scholarly journals Survey Methods to Optimize Response Rate in the National Dental Practice–Based Research Network

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Funkhouser ◽  
Kavya Vellala ◽  
Camille Baltuck ◽  
Rita Cacciato ◽  
Emily Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Paper Questionnaire ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
E Mail

Surveys of health professionals typically have low response rates, and these rates have been decreasing in the recent years. We report on the methods used in a successful survey of dentist members of the National Dental Practice–Based Research Network. The objectives were to quantify the (1) increase in response rate associated with successive survey methods, (2) time to completion with each successive step, (3) contribution from the final method and personal contact, and (4) differences in response rate and mode of response by practice/practitioner characteristics. Dentist members of the network were mailed an invitation describing the study. Subsequently, up to six recruitment steps were followed: initial e-mail, two e-mail reminders at 2-week intervals, a third e-mail reminder with postal mailing a paper questionnaire, a second postal mailing of paper questionnaire, and staff follow-up. Of the 1,876 invited, 160 were deemed ineligible and 1,488 (87% of 1,716 eligible) completed the survey. Completion by step: initial e-mail, 35%; second e-mail, 15%; third e-mail, 7%; fourth e-mail/first paper, 11%; second paper, 15%; and staff follow-up, 16%. Overall, 76% completed the survey online and 24% on paper. Completion rates increased in absolute numbers and proportionally with later methods of recruitment. Participation rates varied little by practice/practitioner characteristics. Completion on paper was more likely by older dentists. Multiple methods of recruitment resulted in a high participation rate: Each step and method produced incremental increases with the final step producing the largest increase.

Opioid prescribing practices of members of the national dental practice based research network

2015 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. e145
Author(s):  
Jenna L. McCauley ◽  
Valeria V. Gordan ◽  
Joseph L. Riley ◽  
Roger B. Fillingim ◽  
Sonia K. Makhija ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Network ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Opioid Prescribing ◽  
Practice Based Research

scholarly journals What's in a dental practice-based research network?

2010 ◽  
Vol 141 (7) ◽  
pp. 889-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy A. DeRouen ◽  
Joana Cunha-Cruz ◽  
Thomas J. Hilton ◽  
Jack Ferracane ◽  
Joel Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Network ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Practice Based Research

scholarly journals Remake Rates for Single-Unit Crowns in Clinical Practice: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. McCracken ◽  
Mark S. Litaker ◽  
Valeria V. Gordan ◽  
Thomas Karr ◽  
Ellen Sowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Practice Based Research

scholarly journals Characteristics, Detection Methods and Treatment of Questionable Occlusal Carious Lesions: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.K. Makhija ◽  
G.H. Gilbert ◽  
E. Funkhouser ◽  
J.D. Bader ◽  
V.V. Gordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Network ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Carious Lesions ◽  
Practice Based Research

scholarly journals Practitioner Engagement in Activities of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN): 7-Year Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 687-697
Author(s):  
Rahma Mungia ◽  
Ellen Funkhouser ◽  
Sonia K. Makhija ◽  
Stephanie C. Reyes ◽  
Rachel A. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Network ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Practice Based Research

The association between professional stratification and use of online sources: Evidence from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network

2019 ◽  
pp. 016555151989051
Author(s):  
Simone Rosenblum ◽  
Kimberley R Isett ◽  
Julia Melkers ◽  
Ellen Funkhouser ◽  
Diana Hicks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Search ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Research Network ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Search Behaviour ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
Dental Profession ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Different Levels

The use of online information sources in most professions is widespread, and well researched. Less understood is how the use of these sources vary across the strata within a single profession, and how question context affects search behaviour. Using the dental profession as a case of a highly stratified discipline, we examine search preferences for sources by professional strata among dentists in a practice-based network. Results show that variation exists in information search behaviour across professional strata of dental clinicians. This study highlights the importance of addressing information literacy across different levels of a profession. Findings also underscore that search behaviour and source preference vary with perceived question relevance.

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