JDE
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J Dent Educ. 72(1): 87-109 2008
© 2008 American Dental Education Association
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Azarpazhooh, A.
Right arrow Articles by Leake, J. L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Azarpazhooh, A.
Right arrow Articles by Leake, J. L.

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Introducing Dental Students to Evidence-Based Decisions in Dental Care

Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc.; John T. Mayhall, D.D.S., M.A., Ph.D.; James L. Leake, D.D.S., M.Sc., D.D.P.H., F.R.C.D.(C)

Key words: dental education, systematic review, evidence-based dentistry, D.D.S. curriculum

Submitted for publication 04/27/07; accepted 10/29/07

Practicing evidence-based dentistry is a process of lifelong and self-directed learning. Teaching evidence-based dentistry to dental students is the key to increasing the uptake of evidence-based treatments and practices in dentistry. This article describes the procedures undertaken to teach undergraduate dental students at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry how to produce systematic reviews as a module in clinical epidemiology. Nine selected reports have been summarized as examples of the outputs of this module. At the end of the module, students are asked to participate in a survey and anonymously fill out a questionnaire to evaluate the module. Students’ evaluation of the module in the 2005–06 (n= 64) and 2006–07 (n=57) academic years were extracted for data analysis. Overall, the majority of students found the module an enjoyable way of learning that has improved their ability to gather information, apply existing evidence to a clinical question, evaluate information, and further develop their communication skills. This module was also effective in raising students’ awareness of the importance of evidence-based clinical practice. It is essential to establish the fundamentals of evidence-based practice during the undergraduate curriculum to assist dental students in learning the skills to practice evidence-based dentistry.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Journal of the American Dental AssociationHome page
A. Azarpazhooh and H. Limeback
Clinical Efficacy of Casein Derivatives: A Systematic Review of the Literature
J Am Dent Assoc, July 1, 2008; 139(7): 915 - 924.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2008 by the American Dental Education Association.