Table 2.

Benefits of participating as communicated by network practitioners.

Increases the practice’s visibility and stature among dental patients

Distinguishes the practice from other practices, acting as a practice promoter or practice builder

Receive financial remuneration for the time spent doing research

Enhances communication with patients by showing that the practitioner cares about the scientific basis of clinical practice – practitioner is “staying current”

Improves quality of dental care by contributing to the scientific basis for the dental procedures that are their focus

Get to see what is effective in their practices in comparison to other practices – using results that are presented anonymously

Serves as a team builder for practice staff, and engages the entire staff in the excitement of discovery and quality improvement

Have a venue for collegial interactions and exchange of ideas with fellow practitioners, becoming part of a community of learning and camaraderie

Do research projects that are relevant and benefit their practice

Improves the logistics of daily clinical operations

Receive Continuing Education credit for attendance at National Dental PBRN annual meetings and participating in training and certification activities for specific National Dental PBRN studies

Present at local, state, and national dental meetings and research conferences

Get preliminary reports of research results as soon as they are available

Practitioner is the first to know of upcoming studies

Opportunities to attend annual meetings of practitioner- investigators