Evidence-Based Dentistry: ASSESS
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Evidence-Based Dentistry eBook
How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Clinical Decision-Making by
This book is a one-stop resource for learning how to harness the power of the latest scientific information and optimize patient care. How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Your Clinical Decision-Making is the definitive resource for dental students and practitioners who want to learn from leaders in the field of evidence-based dentistry (EBD); quickly conduct searches for the latest research; master the skill of critically appraising clinical studies; confidently apply the latest research to patient care; teach others how to inform their practice with the latest clinical evidence; and access everything they need to become an EBD all-star. The ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry oversaw the development of this publication. Dental teams and educators alike will find it a useful resource for incorporating the most up-to-date scientific evidence in clinical decisions and instilling others with the curious mindset needed to provide evidence-based health care. Includes link to e-book.
ISBN: 9781684470617Publication Date: 2019-11-22
Assess
The final step of EBP is to assess the effectiveness of your practice and clinical decisions.
The steps of evidence-based practice can be illustrated by a continuous evidence cycle. Once you have applied your evidence to your situation, you should evaluate how well it worked. This process often generates new clinical questions, prompting you to begin the cycle again.
Ask yourself the following questions:
- What questions do you still have, and what new questions have arisen?
- What assessments should you use to gather evidence?
- Was the diagnosis or treatment successful?
- Is there new evidence on this topic?
- What was the patient’s or community’s response or attitude?
- What new information would help you make a better decision next time?
From Evidence-Based Practice by Various Authors - licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Adapted from: Straus, S., Glasziou, P., Richardson, W., & Haynes, R. (2011). Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach it (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
- Evidence-Based Medicine Toolbox
This resource has a self-assessment question guide.
