Research in general dental practice--what is involved? Part 2. Specific considerations.

In the previous paper (Part 1. General Considerations), the problems which GDPs are likely to encounter when they embark on research were explored and an outline of the structure a GDP might use when planning to undertake a research project outlined. This paper explains how a recent mouthrinse study, carried out by five GDPs in five different practices, was planned and executed and how the principles described in the first paper were applied.