Dentistry: Evidence Based
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Evidence Based Practice - What is it?
Evidence based practice (EBP) is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about patient care (Sackett, Straus, Richardson, Rosenberg, & Haynes, 2000).
It is a problem solving approach to clinical practice and administrative issues that integrates:
- A systematic search for and critical appraisal of the most relevant evidence to answer a burning clinical question
- One's own clinical expertise
- Patient preferences and values (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2014)
Sackett D et al. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach EBM, 2nd edition. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, 2000, p.1
For more information on EBP, see the NSG 348, Nursing Research & EBP: Evidence Based Practice guide.
Evidence Based Dentistry - Resources
- EBM Reviews (Combined) This link opens in a new windowSearches eight different databases: ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Clinical Answers, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology Assessment, and the NHS Economic Evaluation Database. More InfoFull-Text UB ONLY
- American Dental Association's Center for Evidence-Based DentistryAssists clinicians in identifying systematic reviews and provides appraisal of the evidence through critical summaries which also include implications for practice.
- Clinical EvidenceAccessible through HUBNET, this is a great international source that provides evidenced based medicine information for treatment decisions and how to provide the best available care for patients.
- UpToDateAlso available through HUBNET, this is a resource that has information about the most current clinical findings and is designed to answer every day questions that clinicians have about patient care. This resource does not have remote access.
- National Guideline ClearinghousePublic resource for evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the American Medical Association, and the American Association of Health Plans. Includes links to some full text documents.