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

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 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

Procedure for Ethical Approval

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Flow Chart Ethics Review Procedure

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File List

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Research Proposal Template	Download
Research Proposal PPTX Template	Download
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training	Download
IRB Policy	Download
Ethical Approval Form	Download