INTRODUCTION

The University of Washington School of Dentistry will offer a research training institute in the summer of 2009 for dental school faculty and other oral health professionals interested in clinical research in dentistry.

Courses will be offered in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology/study design, personal computing applications, clinical trials, behavioral research in dentistry, grantsmanship, and case studies in data analysis. There is no tuition charged for the summer institute, unless academic credit is requested (which can be arranged through the University of Washington Summer Quarter Office).

COURSES AND SEMINARS Biostatistics Clinical Epidemiology Computing Applications & Data Analysis Behavioral Research in Dentistry Fundamentals of Randomized Clinical Trials Molecular Biology & Oral Health Applications Grantsmanship

The summer institute is designed to offer training in research methods to which dentists (and other oral health professionals) may not have been adequately exposed during clinical training.

For those currently in or seeking academic or other positions which involve clinical dental research, the summer institute offers an opportunity to learn research methods which will enhance one’s ability to perform good clinical research. The program lasts a full six weeks and is not available in modular form for shorter periods.