Experience of Clinical Trials in General Dental Practice

Bahrami M, Deery C, Clarkson JE, Pitts NB, Johnston M, Ricketts I, et al. (2004). Effectiveness of strategies to disseminate and implement clinical guidelines for the management of impacted and unerupted third molars in primary dental care, a cluster randomised controlled trial. Br Dent J 197:691–696.

Bonner BC, Young L, Smith PA, McCombes W, Clarkson JE (2005). A randomised controlled trial to explore attitudes to routine scale and polish and compare manual versus ultrasonic scaling in the general dental service in Scotland [ISRCTN99609795]. BMC Oral Health 5:3.

Clarkson JE, Murray M, Pitts NB, MacFarlane TW, Newton JP, Burke FJ, et al. (2000). Scottish consortium for development and education in dental primary care. Br Dent J 189:222–223.

Clarkson JE, Young L, Smith P, Bonner BC (2001). A randomised controlled trial to explore attitudes to routine scale and polish and compare manual versus ultrasonic scaling (ISRCTN99609795). http://www.dundee.ac.uk/tuith/Articles/rt06.htm

Egger M, Smith GD, Schneider M (2001). Systematic reviews of observational studies. In: Systematic reviews in health care: meta-analysis in context. Egger M, Smith GD, Altman DG, editors. London: BMJ Books, pp. 211–227.

The ERUPT study (The effect of remuneration and education on the implementation of research evidence to reduce inequalities in oral health) Final Report submitted to funding bodies, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Executive and Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, December 2005.

Evans DJP, Southwick CAP, Foley JI, Innes NP, Pavitt SH, Hall N (2000). The Hall technique: a pilot trial of a novel use of preformed metal crowns for managing carious primary teeth. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/tuith/Articles/rt03.htm

Juni P, Altman DG, Egger M (2001). Assessing the quality of randomised controlled trials. In: Systematic reviews in health care: meta-analysis in context. Egger M, Smith GD, Altman DG, editors. London: BMJ Books, pp. 87–108.

Nuttall NM, Clarkson JE (2005). Can dental epidemiological information be gathered during routine dental examinations by general dental practitioners? Community Dent Health 22:101–105.

SIGN 43 (2000). Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth. http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/43/index.html

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Worthington HV, Clarkson JE, Davies RM (1999). Extraction of teeth over 5 years in regularly attending adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 27:187–194.

Young L, Bonner BC, Smith P, Clarkson JE (2003). A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of enhanced oral health advice upon self-reported patient behaviour, oral cleanliness, and gingival health (ISRCTN55563468). http://www.dundee.ac.uk/tuith/Articles/rt07.htm