Research in primary dental care Part 5: Devising a proposal, obtaining funding and ethical considerations

Key Points

• This paper describes three important practical components of the research process: devising a research proposal, seeking external funding for the research and obtaining ethical approval for your proposed study.

• The research proposal provides a justification for and summary of the proposed study. This paper gives an outline of the information required for the proposal.

• Brief details on how to obtain research funding are given, together with advice on resources for practitioners seeking to support their research through external funding.

• An overview of the requirements for research ethics and governance is provided, and a list of resources provided to guide the reader in obtaining ethical approval and research governance.

Key Points

Research in primary dental care

• 1 Setting the scene

• 2 Developing a research question

• 3 Designing your study

• 4 Measures

• 5 Devising a proposal, obtaining funding and ethical considerations

• 6 Data analysis

• 7 Writing up your research

Abstract

In previous articles, we have considered how to formulate a research question and choose an appropriate methodological approach to answer that question, including the use of evidence-based research instruments or measurement scales. In this article, we put this information together in the form of a research proposal and consider how to obtain funding for the research project, as well as fulfil ethical requirements.

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