Dental Research Clinic

Our dental research clinic in Austin, Texas, conducts ongoing medically supervised research studies to help evaluate new drugs for dental pain relief. Approximately 2,000 individuals volunteer at the dental research clinic each year.

Volunteers receive:

Consultation on having wisdom teeth extracted
Surgical extraction of wisdom teeth at no cost
Financial compensation for time involved with the study

Full-time medical professionals, including oral surgeons and nurses, are on staff to provide the highest level of service to study participants to ensure their safety and comfort.

To volunteer for a study that involves your wisdom teeth being extracted, call us at +800 773 2782 or +512 462 0492. Visit our study volunteers contact page for the clinic address and directions.

Who Can Volunteer

PPD recruits volunteers for research studies involving wisdom teeth extraction. If you are generally healthy and need your wisdom teeth removed, you may qualify for one of our studies.

You are not eligible for most studies if:

You use tobacco products, illegal drugs or drink heavily
You are on regular medication; a study physician must approve the medication for you to be eligible to participate in a particular study
You are a woman who is trying to become pregnant, is pregnant, has recently given birth or is breast feeding

What to Expect if You Volunteer

When you call, if you meet the criteria for a study, we will ask you to come to the clinic for a free consultation. After a detailed discussion of the parameters of the study, we will ask you to sign an informed consent form. You will then be scheduled to participate in a study in which your wisdom teeth will be extracted.

All information that you supply to us will be kept confidential to the medical and professional staff involved with the clinic.

A board-certified oral surgeon will surgically extract your wisdom teeth. You must be available to remain in the clinic for the entire period of the study, usually an eight - 24 hour time frame. Qualified nurses provide post-surgical care.