New behavioral science research from University of Washington described.

"This report describes the research productivity of the members of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Behavioral Sciences and Health Services Research Group and examines personal and professional factors related to greater productivity. The findings from previous studies suggested there might be gender discrimination in opportunities for women faculty," scientists in the United States report (see also Behavioral Science).

"Members on the active membership list for this IADR group were surveyed by email. Most were dentists, and three-quarters had external funding for their research. The primary outcome measure was the number of self reported published articles in PubMed in the preceding twenty-four months. The mean number of these publications was 4.9 (SD=5.1). Gender and time in research were the best predictors of research productivity of this population. There was no difference in time for research between the men and women in this Study. Controlling for gender, the best single predictor of research productivity remained percent time spent in research. Overall, the members of the IADR group spent almost three times as much time ill research and were more than twice as productive as faculty members as a whole as described in earlier studies. In view of the current emphasis in many Countries on addressing the social and behavioral determinants of oral health disparities, the productivity of this area of dental research is very important," wrote P. Milgrom and colleagues, University of Washington.

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