Institutional Review Board

Message

Ethics is the founding principle of medical research across all of its disciplines. The researchers have a duty of care extending to the patient, professional colleagues, and to the society as a whole. Here, at Dental college, HITEC-IMS, we work as a team to ensure and uphold the integrity of the research and the decision- making process of IRB.

Policy

1. Will be responsible for guidance, review and approval of research proposals as per standard format for ethical issues before start of any research work submitted individually, through Research advisory committee;
2. Will keep a record of all proposals submitted for approval.
3. Will follow up on approved researches.
4. Will review IRB policies, practices and procedures annually with research advisory committee.

MEMBERS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB)

• Consultant

• Dr. Shazana Rana (Associate Dean Basic Sciences, HOD Pharmacology)
• Chair IRB
• External Member

• Dr.Wajeeha Mahjabeen
• Incharge Research and Development Unit

• Scientific Member

• Dr. Maria Rabbani (Assistant Professor Community Dentistry)
• Secretary IRB

 

• Non-Scientific Member

• Maj. Azhar (Advocate)

• Medical Profession

• Dr.Beenish Qureshi (HOD Operative Dentistry)
• Dr. Aamir Rafique (HOD Prosthodontics)

 

• Statistician

• Miss Kainat

 

SOP's

Record Keeping of Submitted Proposals

• Research proposal will be submitted for numbering to the office of Dr.Sadaf Mumtaz, Dept of Physiology, 2^nd floor Basic Sciences building.
• After numbering the proposal will be collected by IRB.
• The proposal will be reviewed for formatting by IRB. If the format is correct it will be filed in relevant IRB folder. If the format is incorrect the proposal will be returned for revision and resubmission.
• IRB meeting will be held on first Tuesday of the month for discussion of submitted proposal.
• ION with properly defined meeting agenda will be sent to all members, 1 week before the meeting.
• Confirmation of availability of members along with signatures on receiving of ION  will be taken.
• Meeting will be held in conference room
• Record of minutes of meeting will be kept.
• Hard copy and soft copy of proposal along with the discussion and final approval will be attached  and kept in record.

Follow up of approved researches

• The researcher will inform  the IRB at the start of the research project.
• At the middle of the research process the researcher will be called upon for the follow up meeting.
• IRB will assess whether there is any new information that requires revision of protocol.
• It will be evaluated whether research continues to satisfy the criteria for IRB approval with special attention to risk assessment and informed consent.
• At the end of the completion of the project ,report will be submitted to IRB and research cell.

Research Proposal

Sr. No.	Name of Author	Title	Date of Approval	IRB No.	Status
1	Dr. Faizan Munir	Development of Islamic work ethics measurement tool in health professional education in Pakistan.	30-04-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRC/1/4	Complete
2	Dr. Syeda Sameen Zehra Rizvi	Prevalence of Tooth wear in Permanent Dentition of Older Adults Suffering from Diabetes Mellitus.	30-04-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRC/2/4	Published
3	Dr. Sheraz Ahmed	Retention and Attrition of Faculty in a Dental College.	07-06-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRC/3/4	On going
4	Dr. Ayesha Haque	Introspective and Extrospective perception of oral ethics by dental students,medical students and lay people.	06-07-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRB/4	Published
5	Dr. Ayesha Haque	Effect on academic performance by learning online through 3D Anatomy atlas versus 2D presentations.	06-07-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRC/1/5	Published
6	Dr. Ayesha Haque	Educational utility of 3D atlas to learn anatomy online, a qualitative study.	06-07-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRB/6	Published
7	Dr.Ayesha Haque	Low achieving students’ perceptions about learning anatomy at an undergraduate level, a phenomenological study.	03-08-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRB/7	On going
8	Dr.Ayesha Haque	High achieving students perceptions about learning anatomy at an undergraduate level, a phenomenological study.	03-08-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRB/8	On going
9	Dr.Ayesha Haque	Association of Gender with chronotype in medical and dental students.	17-08-2021	Dental/Hitec/IRB/9	On going
10	Dr.Saman Malik	Incidence of Various dental anamolies in population of Taxilla	21-10-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/10/12	Published
11	Dr.Ayesha Haque	Effect of chronotype on motivation to learn anatomy during first year of dental education	23-10-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/11	Published
12	Dr.Ayesha Haque	Effect of integrated sessions of anatomy and physiology on academic performance;A pilot study	23-10-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/12	Published
13	Dr.Nazish Amjad	Assessment of skeletal maturity by using Mandibular Second molar calcification	23-11-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/13/4	Published
14	Dr.Aamir Rafique	Pattern of partially edentate arches among patients presenting in tertiary care hospital in Taxilla	25-11-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/14/4	Published
15	Dr.Aamir Rafique	Awareness of partial edentulism and options to restore the same among patients presenting at Dental hospital HITEC-IMS, Taxilla	25-11-2021	Dental/HITEC /IRB/15	Complete but not yet published
16	Dr.Shehzonia Tariq	Correlation between lateral cephalometric and facial photographic measurements for orthodontic diagnosis in patients with mandibular deficiency	13-01-2022	Dental/HITEC /IRB/16	Published
17	Dr.M.Husnain	Clinical Micro-learning environment of post graduate dental institutes of Pakistan	13-01-2022	Dental/HITEC /IRB/17	Published
18	Dr.M.Husnain	Research Barriers for faculty members in a private medical and dental college	13-01-2022	Dental/HITEC /IRB/18	On going
19	Dr.Sadaf Mumtaz	Assessment of critical thinking and communication skills through flipped classroom	17-01-2022	Dental//HITEC /IRB/19	Published
20	Dr.Saman Malik	Difficulties in attending online sessions in Dental College HITEC-IMS during Covid pandemic , a Questionnaire based study	10-03-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/20	Published
21	Dr.Saman Malik	Faculty preparedness and challenges faced by faculty of Dental Colleges of Rawalpindi during online teaching due to Covid	10-03-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/21	Published
22	Dr.Saman Malik	DREEM Questionnaire to Evaluate Learning Environment at Dental College HITEC/IMS Taxilla	10-03-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/22	On going
23	Dr Wajeeha Jabeen	A Cross Sectional study of factors associated with prevalence and progress of dentin hypersensitivity	10-03-2022	Dental/Hitec/IRB/23	Published
24	Dr.Fareeha Aleem	Evaluation of periodontal status and serum C-reactive protein levels in adult cigarette smokers	10-03-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/24	Published
25	Dr.Maryam Saeedullah	Evaluation of surface topography of a brand of Stainless-Steel K files; An invitro study	14-04-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/25	Published
26	Dr.Maryam Saeedullah	Evaluation of alloy composition of a brand of stainless steel K Files	14-04-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/26	Published
27	Dr.Ayesha Jabeen	Prevalence of dental caries in different blood groups among the students of Dental College HITEC-IMS	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/27	Published
28	Dr.Sheraz Ahmad	Factors affecting stress amon Hitec-IMS dental Students	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/28	On going
29	Dr.Hamza Ulfat	Attitude of final year dental students to the use of rubber dam	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/29	Complete but not yet published
30	Dr.Zuhair Mehdi	Evaluation of awareness and preparedness for medical emergencies among dental practitioners in Punjab: A cross sectional study	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/30	Published
31	Dr.Shahreen Zahid	Perception of dentists about drug information resources among dental students and dentists	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/31	On going
32	Dr.Husnain	Role of mandibular third molars in mandibular anterior crowding	19-06-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/32	Complete but not published
33	Dr.Naila Zakria	Association of MAP2 Kinase gene polymorphism in patients of TMD disorders with psychological stress	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/33	Completed
34	Dr.Eiman Choudhary	Comparing efficacy of metronidazole and minocycline gels for treatment of diabetic periodontitis patients	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/34	Completed
35	Dr.Zuleikha Malik	A comparative analysis of commercially available toothpastes;an invitro study	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/35	Published
36	Dr.Ambreen Gul	Tongue lesions in Pakistani population :Prevalence and subjective awareness of general population and co-relation with blood groups	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/36	Complete but not yet published
37	Dr.Sobia Siddiqui	Prevalence of Periodontal diseases in different trimesters of pregnancy attending ante natal clinic	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/37	Published
38	Dr.Ayesha Haq	Comparison of traditional and gamified teaching strategies to induce critical thinking in undergraduate anatomy course	01-11-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/38	Published
39	Dr.Saman Malik	Exploring the curriculum viability inhibitors in an undergraduate dental curriculum at Dental college Hitec-IMS	19-12-2022	Dental/HITEC/IRB/39	Published
40	Dr.Kinza Iftikhar	Role of Silver Diamine Fluoride in arresting enamel caries in adults reporting to Dental College HITEC-IMS	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/40	On going
41	Dr.Zahoor Khan	Comparison of effectiveness of Biodentine versus calcium hydroxide as indirect pulp capping material in mature permanent teeth	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB41	On going
42	Dr.Saman Malik	Comparing the effectiveness of horizontal and vertical peer assisted learning strategies with the expert assisted learning in promoting student engagement in dentistry	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/42	Complete but not published
43	Dr.Fatima Tu Zahra	Challenges, merits and de-merits of co creation in a dental college.	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/43	Completed
44	Dr.Mariam aftab	Effectiveness of team based reflective practice in comparison to individual reflective practice through improving communication skills and reflective capacity in medical undergraduate students	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/44	Completed
45	Dr.Amna Faisal	Comparison of empathy scores between two modalities of educational delivery system	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/45	Complete
46	Dr.Zerlis nawaz	Evaluation of DOPS effectiveness in clinical performance of dental students and house officers- An interventional study	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/46	On going
47	Dr.Zerlis nawaz	Students learning environment perceptions and the transition to clinical training- A survey across dental colleges of Islamabad.	05-02-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/47	Complete but not yet published
48	Dr.Zerlis nawaz	Dentists belief, knowledge, organizational readiness and level of implementation of EBD.The first step to creating EBD culture	31-05-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/48	On going
49	Dr.Azka Haroon	Early diagnosis of oral cancer : A narrative review	22-08-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/49	Complete but not published
50	Dr.Amir Rafique	Comparison of maxillary anterior teeth mathematical proportions among different dental arch forms	18-09-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/50	On going
51	Dr Amir Rafique	Correlation between TMD, Oral parafunction and psychoemotional stress based on RDC/TMD diagnosis among dental students	18-09-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/51	On going
52	Dr.Kinza Iftikhar	Comparison of effect of common analgesics on pulpal sensibility test: A clinical trial	09-10-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/52	On going
53	Dr.Shahzonia Tariq	Assessment of reliability of digitalized cephalometric analysis using wepceph	09-10-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/53	Complete but not yet published
54	Dr.Sidq Ilyas	Comparative analysis of Basic life support knowledge an ability of handling medical emergencies among and dental undergraduate students	09-10-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/54	On going
55	Dr.Farhana Altaf	Evaluation of success of complete pulpotomy with biodentine on mature permanent single rooted teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.	21-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/55	On going
56	Dr.Farhana Altaf	Evaluation of post operative pain after using two irrigation systems during endodontic treatment	21-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/56	On going
57	Dr.Usman Ashraf	Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders affecting practicing dental professionals of tertiary care hospitals in twin cities	21-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/57	On going
58	Dr.Fatimah Arshad	Comparison of post-operative pain and peri apical healing following regenerative endodontics using platelet rich plasma vs conventional root canal treatment in mature single rooted teeth.	23-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/58	On going
59	Dr.Fatimah Arshad	Comparison of different intracanal medicaments on  post operative pain in teeth with symptomatic apical periodontitis:An RCT	23-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/59	On going
60	Dr.Zahoor Khan	Comparison of combined effect of oral pre-medication on enhancing the effectiveness of inferior alveolar nerve block in mandibular teeth with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.	23-11-2023	Dental/HITEC/IRB/60	On going
61	Dr.Fatimah Rizwan	Assessing the efficacy of conventional teaching in cultivating professionalism among undergraduate students.A validated assessment approach.	09-01-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/61	On going
62	Dr.Saira Fatima	Association between stages of calcification of mandibular second molar and adolescent stages.	09-01-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/62	On going
63	Dr.Shafaq Malik	Qualitative exploration of peer assisted learning to utilize its effectiveness in chairside dentistry	12-01-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/63	Complete
64	Dr.Saman Malik	Investigating prevalence of oral variations in healthy elderly individuals:An observational study on pseudo-lesions	29-01-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/64	Complete but not yet published
65	Dr.Azka Haroon	Early diagnosis of oral cancer, a narrative review	14-02-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/65	Complete but not yet published
66	Dr.Saman Malik	Systematic classification of anatomical variations in teeth:Implications for complexities in simple extrations	14-02-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/66	Complete but not yet published
67	Dr.Aymen Babar	Prevalence of malocclusion  having different sagittal and vertical patterns and their treatment outomes.	14-02-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/67	Complete but not yet published
68	Dr.Fatimah Rizwan	Comparative analysis of consequences :Integrated OSPE VS Traditional OSPE	14-02-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/68	Complete but not yet published
69	Dr.Ayesha Jabeen	Prevalence of dental caries in different blood groups among the students of dental college HITEC-IMS	17-04-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/69	Ongoing
70	Dr.Fatimah Rizwan	Evaluating curriculum viability in medical and dental education.A mixed method study at Hitec-IMS.	16-05-2024	Dental/HITEC/IRB/70	Complete but not yet published

Procedure for Ethical Approval

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