How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Your Clinical Decision Making

Developed by the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry™ and written by leading EBD practitioners, How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices is the definitive new resource for learning how to:

• Quickly conduct searches for the latest research.
• Master the art of critically appraising clinical studies.
  
• Confidently apply the latest research to treatment.
• Incorporate clinic evidence into classroom instruction.
• Appreciate the role evidence plays in informing health policy.
• Teach others about practicing scientifically informed care.
• Access everything you need to become an EBD all-star.
  
  

• Preface

by Derek Richards

• Chapter 1: "Understanding and Applying the Principles of EBD"

by Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 2: "Searching for the Best Oral Health Evidence: Strategies, Tips, and Resources"

by Elizabeth Stellrecht, M.L.S., and H. Austin Booth, M.L.I.S., M.A.

• Chapter 3: "How to Appraise and Use an Article about Therapy"

by Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 4: "How to Use an Article about Harm"

by Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 5: "How to Appraise and Use an Article about Diagnosis"

by Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 6: "How to Use a Systematic Review"

by Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 7: "How to Use Patient Management Recommendations from Clinical Practice Guidelines"

by Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; Ignacio Neumann, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 8: "How to Appraise an Article Based on a Qualitative Study"

by Joanna E.M. Sale, Ph.D.; Maryam Amin, D.M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 9: "How to Appraise and Use an Article about Economic Analysis"

by Lusine Abrahamyan, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Petros Pechlivanoglou, Ph.D.; Murray Krahn, M.D., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 10: "How to Avoid Being Misled by Clinical Studies’ Results in Dentistry"

by Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; and Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.

• Chapter 11: "What is the Difference between Clinical and Statistical Significance?"

by Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Prakeshkumar Shah, M.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.D., D.C.H., M.R.C.P.; and Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.

• Chapter 12: "A Primer to Biostatistics for Busy Clinicians"

by Michael Glick, D.M.D., and Barbara L. Greenberg, Ph.D., M.Sc.

• Chapter 13: "Issues of Bias and Confounding in Clinical Studies"

by Elliot Abt, D.D.S., M.S., M.Sc.; Jaana Gold, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.; and Julie Frantsve-Hawley, Ph.D.

• Chapter 14: "What is Certainty of the Evidence, and Why Is It Important to Dental Practitioners?"

by Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.(c); Olivia Urquhart, M.P.H.; Malavika P. Tampi, M.P.H.; Lauren Pilcher, M.S.P.H.; Jeff Huber, M.B.A.; Anita Aminoshariae, D.D.S., M.S.; Douglas Young, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., Ed.D.; Satish S. Kumar, D.M.D., M.D.Sc., M.S.; Carlos Flores-Mir, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; and Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.

• Chapter 15: "Strategies for Teaching Evidence-Based Dentistry"

by Cheryl Straub-Morarend, D.D.S.; Jaana Gold, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Kelly Lemke, D.D.S.; Parthasarathy Madurantakam, D.D.S., M.D.S., Ph.D.; David Leader, D.M.D., M.P.H.; Richard Niederman, D.M.D., M.A.; and Teresa Marshall, Ph.D.

• Chapter 16: "Implementing Evidence into Practice"

by Satish S. Kumar, D.M.D., M.D.Sc., M.S.; Ben Balevi, D.D.S.; Rebecca Schaffer, D.D.S.; Romesh Nalliah, D.D.S., M.H.C.M.; Martha Ann Keels, D.D.S.; Norman Tinanoff, D.D.S., M.S.; and Robert J. Weyant, D.M.D., Dr.P.H., M.S.

• Chapter 17: "Health Policy-Making Informed by Evidence"

by Jane Gillette, D.D.S., M.P.H.(c); Romesh Nalliah, D.D.S., M.H.C.M.; and Robert J. Weyant, D.M.D., Dr.P.H., M.S.