New technology breakthroughs are driving more sophisticated dental study designs. While beneficial, these improvements create complexities for sponsors, patients and dentists.
As these new dental studies move from academia to private practices, dental sponsors gain the benefit of obtaining study results that are applicable in the “real world” practice of dentistry.
But let’s face it, dental offices are different entities compared to hospitals. Nearly 90% of dental practices are privately owned. Many are a family affair. The dentist’s reputation in the community is made with every new patient; but oversight, liability and regulations have not been stringent or troublesome.
That is changing with the new research. Navigating these new requirements is difficult for the uninitiated private practice. Typical study tasks such as blood draws, physical exams, cardiac imaging and performing MRIs become challenging, if not almost impossible. Completing these highly regulated or controlled studies requires a new skill set and mode of operation.
DENTISTS NEED
PATIENTS NEED
SPONSORS NEED
There is a clear need for a CRO who understands the needs and limitations of community dental practices and is able to provide sites with the necessary ancillary resources to complete these more complicated trials.
Medelis, in partnership with The McGuire Institute, allows study sponsors to initiate single or multi-centered studies quickly and reliably, with calibration and internal communications coordinated by the Institute and the study management handled by the clinical research professionals at Medelis.
We work with large, midsize and small dental sponsors to help deliver the right clinical research, on time and on budget. Medelis has been applying the rigorous standards of our oncology research to the dental market since 2011.
Reach out to learn more about how our approach, experience, investigator relationships, bid transparency and flexibility deliver success for our dental clients.