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
- 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;
- Will keep a record of all proposals submitted for approval.
- Will follow up on approved researches.
- Will review IRB policies, practices and procedures annually with research advisory committee.
Members of Committee
Chair:
Dr. Shazana Rana (Associate Dean Basic Sciences, HOD Pharmacology)
Co-chair:
Prof. Dr Beenish Qureshi (HOD Operative Dentistry)
Secretary:
Dr. Maria Rabbani – (Assistant Professor Department of Community Dentistry)
Members:
- Dr. Ambreen Gul (Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Biochemistry)
- Dr. Amir Rafiq (Assistant Professor & HOD, Department of Prosthodontics
- Dr. Wajeeha Javed (Assistant Professor & HOD Department of Periodontology)
- Dr. Fatima tuz Zahra – Preventive & Dental Public Health
- Dr. Muhammad Husnain (Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics)
- Dr. Shahzonia Tariq (Senior Registrar, Department of Orthodontics)
- Major (R) Azhar Iqbal – Advocate
- Miss Syeda Kainat Fatima (Biostatistician)
- Prof. Dr. Shahid Saleem (Consultant)
- Prof. Dr. Sadaf Mumtaz (External Member)
SOP's
Record Keeping of Submitted Proposals
- Research proposal will be submitted for numbering to the office of Dr.Sadaf Mumtaz, Dept of Physiology, 2nd 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 |
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 |
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 |
3 | Dr.Sheraz Ahmed | Retention and Attrition of Faculty in a Dental College. | 07-06-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRC/3/4 |
4 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Effect on academic performance by learning online through 3D Anatomy atlas versus 2D presentations. | 23-05-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRC/1/5 |
5 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Educational utility of 3D atlas to learn anatomy online, a qualitative study. | 23-04-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRB/6 |
6 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Low achieving students’ perceptions about learning anatomy at an undergraduate level, a phenomenological study. | 23-05-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRB/7 |
7 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | High achieving students perceptions about learning anatomy at an undergraduate level, a phenomenological study. | 23-05-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRB/8 |
8 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Association of Gender with chronotype in medical and dental students. | 23-06-2021 | Dental/Hitec/IRB/9 |
9 | Dr.Saman Malik | Incidence of Various dental anamolies in population of Taxilla | 21-10-2021 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/10/12 |
10 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Effect of chronotype on motivation to learn anatomy during first year of dental education | 23-10-2021 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/11 |
11 | Dr.Ayesha Haque | Students preference for anatomy aids to learn during undergraduate dental education | 23-07-2021 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/12 |
12 | Dr.Nazish Amjad | Assessment of skeletal maturity by using Mandibular Second molar calcification | 23-11-2021 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/13/4 |
13 | 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 |
14 | Dr.Aamir Rafique | Awareness of partial edentulism and options to restore the same among patients presenting at Dental hospital HITEC-IMS, Taxilla | 25-10-2021 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/15 |
15 | 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 |
16 | Dr.M.Husnain | Clinical Micro-learning environment of post graduate dental institutes of Pakistan | 13-01-2022 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/17 |
17 | Dr.M.Husnain | Research Barriers for faculty members in a private medical and dental college | 13-01-2022 | Dental/HITEC /IRB/18 |
18 | Dr.Sadaf Mumtaz | Assessment of critical thinking and communication skills through flipped classroom | 17-01-2022 | Dental//HITEC /IRB/19 |
19 | Dr.Saman Malik | Difficulties in attending online sessions in Dental College HITEC-IMS during Covid pandemic , a Questionnaire based study | 04-02-2022 | Dental/HITEC/IRB/20 |
20 | Dr.Saman Malik | Faculty preparedness and challenges faced by faculty of Dental Colleges of Rawalpindi during online teaching due to Covid | 04-02-2022 | Dental/HITEC/IRB/21 |
21 | Dr.Saman Malik | DREEM Questionnaire to Evaluate Learning Environment at Dental College HITEC/IMS Taxilla | 04-02-2022 | Dental/HITEC/IRB/22 |
22 | Dr Wajeeha Jabeen | A Cross Sectional study of factors associated with prevalence and progress of dentin hypersensitivity | 23-02-2022 | Dental/Hitec/IRB/23 |
Procedure for Ethical Approval
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