Novalar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that results from the first OraVerse dental practice survey will be presented today by Richard Ghalie, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for Novalar at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR) in Washington, D.C. taking place March 3-6, 2010 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
The survey was conducted with 49 dentists and 370 patients. Participating dentists were provided with 10 cartridges of OraVerse and a survey to provide to their patients to record their experience with the product. Of those patients that participated in the survey:
- 86% reported that OraVerse improved their dental experience
- 82% would recommend OraVerse to their friends and family
- 80% would request OraVerse again
Doctors also reported positive results:
- 93% reported that OraVerse addresses an existing need
- 91% reported OraVerse met their expectations
Dr. Ghalie said the experience of patients in the survey were consistent with results from Novalar's published controlled studies. OraVerse injections were well tolerated with an incidence of reactions comparable to that of local anesthetics. In addition, the results show high patient satisfaction with the product, favorable assessment by the dentists and the overall view that OraVerse fills an existing need in dentistry.
"We were very pleased with the results of this survey. This validates what has been known for many years—patients do not like the loss of sensation and function caused by local anesthetics, dental professionals recognize the need for a reversal agent such as OraVerse and both patients and dentists see the value in this solution," stated Donna Janson, President & Chief Executive Officer of Novalar.
The AADR is the American division of the International Association of Dental Research, which is the largest and most prestigious organization for oral, craniofacial and dental research with over 11,000 active individual members worldwide. At the annual meeting, scientists communicate the latest peer reviewed data to facilitate the rapid dissemination and application of dental research findings.
