National Dental Practice-Based Research Network: Administrative and Resource Center (U19 Clinical Trial Required)

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) intends to continue support for research conducted within a national Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN). The NIDCR will fund one national DPBRN Administrative and Resource Center led by a National Network Director and one national DPBRN Coordinating Center, funded with companion awards, to support the infrastructure for and implementation of multiple prospective observational studies and clinical trials. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is soliciting applications for the national DPBRN Administrative and Resource Center; a separate companion FOA is soliciting applications for the national DPBRN Coordinating Center (RFA-DE-19-002). The main goals of the cooperative agreement funded under this FOA are to maximize efficiencies to conduct national oral health research studies in dental practices on topics of importance to practitioners and their patients, to provide evidence useful in daily patient care, and to facilitate the translation of research findings into clinical practice. It is expected that the DPBRN will build on the significant investment to date by the NIDCR and will demonstrate continued growth and productivity.