Clinical
research is one of three
main research areas within the UMKC School of Dentistry.
Our definition of “clinical research” is the same
as that used by the National Institutes of Health:
(1) Patient-oriented research. Research conducted
with human subjects (or on material of human origin
such as tissues, specimens and cognitive phenomena)
for which an investigator (or colleague) directly
interacts with human subjects. Patient-oriented research
includes: (a) mechanisms of human disease, (b) therapeutic
interventions, (c) clinical trials, and (d) development
of new technologies; (2) Epidemiologic and behavioral
studies; and (3) Outcomes research and health services
research. As suggested by these definitions, “clinical
research” is a broad concept that incorporates a wide
range of activities involving human participants directly
and indirectly.
At
the present time, on-going clinical research efforts
include those involved with temporomandibular disorders,
salivary disorders, and restorative materials. A
Clinical Research Center at the School of Dentistry
provides facilities to carry out contracted research
supported by commercial firms as well as clinical
research directed by individual faculty.
For more information on the clinical
research activities of individual faculty members,
please click on the following links:
