• Rahma Mungia, Ellen Funkhouser, Sonia K Makhija, Stephanie C Reyes, Rachel A Cohen, David L Cochran, Cyril Meyerowitz, D Brad Rindal, Valeria V Gordan, Jeffrey L Fellows, Meredith Trejo, Thomas W Oates, Jason D McCargar, Pamela A McMahon, Gregg H Gilbert, and National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group.
• From the Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX (RM); Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, AL (EF); Department of Clinical & Community Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (SKM); Regional Coordinator, Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio, TX (SCR, DLC); Westat, Rockville, MD (RC); Department of Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (CM); HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN (DBR); Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (VVG); Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR (JLF); College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (MT); School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MS (TWO); Private Practitioner, Chandler, AZ (JDM); Gold Canyon Dentistry, Gold Canyon, AZ (PAM); Department of Clinical & Community Sciences, University of Alabama-Birmingham, AL (GHG); The National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group comprises practitioner, faculty, and staff investigators who contributed to this Network activity. A list of these persons is at http://www.nationaldentalpbrn.org/collaborative-group.php. mungia@uthscsa.edu.
• J Am Board Fam Med. 2020 Sep 1; 33 (5): 687-697.

PurposeTo 1) quantify practitioner activities of the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (Network) for which Continuing Education (CE) credits were received (study training, videos, webinars, meetings, and symposia); 2) quantify practitioner coauthoring Network publications and presentations; and 3) test whether practitioner characteristics were associated with participation in these activities.MethodsA retrospective analysis of 4361 practitioners who enrolled in the Network between April 12, 2012 and October 12, 2018.ResultsOverall, 59% (n = 2586) of practitioners earned CE credit from the Network; among these, 68% (n = 1757) from a video, 38% (n = 993) attended an annual Network meeting, 31% (n = 798) due to training for a Network clinical study, 9% (n = 226) attended a national symposium, and 7% (n = 170) participated in a Network webinar. Members of 2 large group practices earned on average more CEs than practitioners from other practice settings. Four percent (n = 159) of practitioners coauthored a Network presentation or publication. Practitioners who received their dental degree before 2000, were general practitioners, or were members of 2 large group practices, were more likely to have coauthored a publication or presentation.ConclusionThis Network used a broad range of activities to engage community practitioners. These activities were successful in sustaining a high level of practitioner engagement in clinical research and its relevance to everyday clinical practice.© Copyright 2020 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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