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Funded by the Largest Grant in UW School of Dentistry's History...Washington Dental Service and UW Collaborate on Major Oral Health Research

The money will
also cover the development of a coordinating center to enroll patients
in clinical studies through local dentists' offices.

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Because the research will include private practitioners in their own
offices, adoption of the study's findings should be accelerated.
"The significant repository of information on treatment patterns
and their effectiveness from the WDS data warehouse will be used to
formulate relevant questions, help establish protocols for the studies
based on actual treatments and assess the outcomes of different
combinations of treatment," said Dr.

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Over the seven
years, 15-20 clinical studies will be conducted.

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"Employers will
benefit from this collaboration as WDS incorporates the outcomes of
this research into our dental plans.DeltaDentalWA.

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DeRouen is executive
associate dean for research and administrative affairs at the
University of Washington School of Dentistry, and professor of
biostatistics in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

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com, the
online buyer's guide for dental professionals, provides end users with
products and services information for their dental practice-all online, and in
one place. Information is
displayed in a side-by-side matrix format, allowing dental professions to
accurately evaluate product specifications and features among multiple
products and manufacturers.com also provides some of the best email newsletters in the
industry . Research topics will
be suggested by the dentists participating in the network. For 50 years, Washington
Dental Service has been delivering high-quality, health-centered
dental care.

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Online at http: //www. Dwyer,
president and CEO of Washington Dental Service."
The grants will establish a 150 -dentist network across five states
-- Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Utah.com

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While
other companies concentrate on product sales and distribution, we focus on
providing accurate and comprehensive product information, filling a
much-needed niche.dentalcompare.com, serving clinicians with
product information for diagnostic and medical technologies to help
physicians, nurses and staff select the best medical tools available. Timothy DeRouen, the principal
investigator and chair of the research network.

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Dentist no longer need to search for products through catalogs now
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find the products for their practice and be able to focus on their work with
the time they save.com is its robust product directory, fifteen
thousand products deep. The site also boasts
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Users can also compare products by selecting multiple products within the
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Dentists

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Newsletters include: Dental
News, Digital Imaging, Endodontics, Aesthetic Dentistry, General Dentistry,
Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Practice Setup and Restorative
Dentistry.com is a sister service to Biocompare. The network will be
called Northwest PRECEDENT , short for the Northwest Practice-based
Research Collaborative in Evidence-based Dentistry.

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dentalcompare . This online catalog includes the following categories:
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Washington Dental Service, a founding member of the nationwide
Delta Dental Plans Association, is the state's leading dental
insurance company, covering more than 2 million people nationwide
through employer-sponsored dental programs .

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"Our site facilitates
enhanced product research and discovery by allowing dental professionals to
find the best product for the treatment of the patients' oral health.

Business Editors/Education Writers/Health Editors

SEATTLE----Washington Dental
Service, the University of Washington School of Dentistry and the
School of Dentistry at Oregon Health Sciences University are
partnering in a seven-year research project to expand the evidence
base in dentistry.

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For more information, visit the Washington Dental Service
Web site at www.

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Each product section on Dentalcompare .

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These newsletters are a great way for dental professionals to stay
updated on the latest news, sub -specialties, new technologies, literature
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For more information please visit http://www.
Dentists in private practice will be involved in developing the
research questions, as well as doing all of the clinical treatment. Martha Somerman, dean of the UW
School of Dentistry.

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Washington Dental Service, the state's leading
dental benefits provider , will be providing 12 years of data on
treatments from WDS member dentists as a critical part of the research
studies.
"Washington Dental Service is pleased to be playing a major role
in this significant practice-based research," said James D.

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Dentalcompare.com, serving the
biotechnology and life science research community to help further the study of
disease and drug discovery, and Medcompare.

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com provides detailed product
information with product specifications, images, product reviews, links to
suppliers' web pages, information request forms (which allow users to contact
and receive information directly from suppliers), request a quote feature,
catalog numbers and vendor contact information.
The studies are funded by two grants -- totaling $22 million --
awarded the University of Washington by the National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National
Institutes of Health.

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"One of the unique strengths in our proposal was our relationship
with Washington Dental Service researchers and our access to the
substantial body of information in the Washington Dental Service
dental data warehouse," said Dr.

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At the heart of Dentalcompare.
"We look forward to providing the dental professional with an offering
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