The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network is a consortium of participating practices and dental organizations committed to advancing knowledge of and ways to improve dental practice.
Essentially, it is “practical science” done about, in, and for the benefit of “real world” daily clinical practice. The network’s major source of funding is the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).