The Shirley Glasstone Hughes (SGH) Trust Fund has announced it is looking to commission research into primary dental care .
The SGH Trust Fund said it is seeking applications from research teams that include practitioners currently working in a primary care setting to conduct research into the attitudes towards dental health among of people from different socio-economic groups.
A £200,000 research fund is being offered to help researchers find the answer to the following question: ‘Do people living in deprived areas define oral health differently from people who live in less deprived areas, and what influences their oral health related behaviours?’
The topic for research was selected by dentists and dental care practitioners who were offered the chance to vote for their preferred area of research via the Trust's website, the Primary Care Dentistry Research Forum.
Commenting on the topic, Peter Ward, Trustee of the SGH Trust Fund said: "Much-needed evidence centres around the attitudes of people from different socio-economic groups towards oral health ."
"No substantive evidence currently exists and the Trust is now looking to commission primary research in this important area."
The SGH Trust Fund was established in 1991 after dentist, researcher and BDA member Shirley Glasstone Hughes left her legacy to be used as a memorial fund to provide grants for dental research.
The Trust Fund has so far sponsored 41 research projects worth more than £678,000.
