Oral & Dental Research
We provide support, training and funding to Dental Practices & Services to help them get involved in research.
Introducing our Oral & Dental Research Lead
Eva King is the CRN East of England Specialty Research Lead for Oral & Dental Research. Eva works as a Senior Dental Officer for Dental Health Care Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Community Services and is the Training Programme Director for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the Joint Dental Core Foundation.
Eva can offer advice and guidance to dental professionals wanting to get involved in research and can be contacted by email at eva.king@nhs.net.
Training & Development Opportunities
Research Practice in Clinical Settings
This e-learning package is an introduction to health research in clinical settings. This will help you to understand the foundations of health research and the legal, regulatory and financial frameworks underpinning UK health research.
Visit NIHR learn to find out more and access this free training.
Introduction to clinical research in the NHS for medics
This e-learning package is aimed at medics who are new to clinical research in the NHS. This course will support you if you would like to understand why research is important, the legislation and frameworks surrounding research and also who is involved in research in the NHS. We also offer a live interactive module that will bring the theory and practice together and help you to understand the practicalities of delivering research.
You can find out more about our other training courses by visiting our training pages. These pages will also explain how to access NIHR learn.
Be Part of Research
Be Part of Research is an online service that lists opportunities to take part in oral and dental health research across the UK.
Your Path in Research
By helping more staff get involved in research we can be as inclusive as possible, enabling more people to access research opportunities.
Read about a dental nurse's experience of getting involved in research on the NIHR website. You can also find information about starting your career in research on the NIHR website.