Clinical research helps us find better ways to understand, prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases. Through clinical studies, researchers can learn how well new medicines, tools, and techniques work and how safe they are for humans.

Volunteers make this important work possible. By participating in clinical study, you can help advance care for yourself and others. Many of our studies also involve healthy patients.

There are many ways to participate and help us promote oral health and improve overall health and quality of life. Keep reading to find out if there’s a study that benefit from your participation.

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Current Studies

Thank you for your interest in participating in one of our studies! The studies listed below are enrolling participants right now.

Ages: 18+

Study: Investigating accuracy of a dental device in cancerous and benign oral lesions

Compensation: $75, transportation costs

Time: 1 visit

Ages: 3–13

Study: Children with at least 1 untreated cavity

Compensation: $75 gift card, parking costs

Time: 3 visits over 6 months

Age: 18+

Study: Soft tissue augmentation

Compensation: Research discount of 50% off the PRF procedure

Time: 11 or 12 visits

Ages: 18+

Study: Current TUSDM patients, who are scheduled for peri-implantitis as part of their regular care will be asked to take a gum depth measurement of implant site and an extra scan of inside the mouth

Compensation: $200 gift card

Time: Regular scheduled peri-implantitis clinic visit

Ages: 13+

Study: How the mouth heals over time, using 3D scanning. Looking for TUSDM patients scheduled to have a gum procedure that uses tissue taken from the roof of the mouth.

Compensation: None

Time: 7 visits

Don’t see a study you qualify for or are interested in right now? If you would like to be contacted to see if you are eligible to participate in a future study, please complete the following form:

Research Volunteer Form

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Know Your Rights

As a participant in a research study or clinical trial, you have the following rights:

  • To be told why the study is being conducted.
  • To be told who is funding the study.
  • To be given an explanation of what will happen during the study, what is expected of you, and what will be different from non-research medical treatment.
  • To be given an explanation of risks or discomforts that may be experienced from participating in the study.
  • To be given an explanation of any benefits that may be expected from participating in the study.
  • To be told, if treatment is part of the study, of other non-research treatment choices that are available and how they compare to participating in the study.
  • To be given the opportunity to ask questions about the study or participating in the study before agreeing to participate and during the course of the study.
  • To be told of your right to refuse to begin the study, or to change your mind and stop participating in the study after it has started. Your participation is completely voluntary. If treatment is part of the study, this decision will not affect your ability to receive non-research treatment.
  • To be told that you may refuse to answer any question.
  • To have enough time to decide whether or not to participate and to make that decision without any pressure from the people who are doing the research.
  • To be told, if treatment is part of the study, whether there are any costs to you associated with being in the study and whether you will receive any reimbursement for participating in the study.
  • To be told who will have access to information collected about you, how the information will be used, and how the confidentiality of your information will be protected.
  • To be told who to contact directly with questions about the research, about research related injury, and about your rights as a research participant.
  • To be told, if the research is greater than minimal risk, whether any compensation and medical treatments are available should you have a research related injury, what the treatments are, and where further information may be obtained.
  • To be told about new information learned during the study that might affect your safety or you willingness to continue to take part in the study.
  • To receive a copy of the consent form if one is part of the study.