Developing,Enabling and Facilitating Practice-Based Research in Primary Dental Care

As part of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK)'s strategy to develop a research base for primary dental care, a one-day seminar was held at The Royal College of Surgeons of England on Friday, 1st February 2008. The aims for the day were to bring together the Divisional Research Contacts (DRCs), Faculty members with an interest in research, and regional and national leaders in primary care research; to update DRCs and Faculty members on developments and opportunities in primary care research; and to raise awareness of the Faculty's work among the leaders of primary care research. Of the 33 who attended the seminar, 12 were DRCs.