Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/82795, first published .
The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Dental Implant Restoration Registry to Evaluate Dental Implant Outcomes in Community Practice Settings: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Dental Implant Restoration Registry to Evaluate Dental Implant Outcomes in Community Practice Settings: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Dental Implant Restoration Registry to Evaluate Dental Implant Outcomes in Community Practice Settings: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

Joana Cunha-Cruz   1 , DDS, PhD ;   Danyelle Barton   2 ;   David Cochran   3 , DDS, PhD ;   Phillip Crawford   2 , MS ;   Farahnaz Fahimipour   4 , DMD, MS, PhD ;   Ellen Funkhouser   1 , DrPH ;   Nicolaas C Geurs   4 , DDS, MS ;   Gregg H Gilbert   1 , DDS, MBA ;   James D Johnson   5 ;   Ning Smith   2 , PhD ;   Kaur Maninder   4 , BDS, MPH, MS ;   Sarah Jane Startley   4 , DMD ;   Kimberly Stewart   2 , MPH ;   Lisa Waiwaiole   2 , MS ;   National Dental PBRN Collaborative Group   6

1 Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

2 Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR, United States

3 Department of Periodontology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States

4 Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

5 College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

6 See Acknowledgments

Corresponding Author:

  • Joana Cunha-Cruz, DDS, PhD
  • Department of Clinical and Community Sciences
  • School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • 1717 11th Avenue S, Suite 402E
  • Birmingham, AL
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 205-996-5298
  • Email: joanaccruz@uab.edu