Why Practice EBD?

PROBLEM: Variations occur between dental practitioners in the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, outcomes and cost of care for patients with similar diseases1

  • FACT: Studies of dentists in Finland and Scotland found unanimous agreement on only two of 2,435 tooth surfaces examined.2
  • EBD SOLUTION: A review of topical case studies can provide information on how similar cases have been treated.
  • EBD RESOURCE: Medline (PubMed) searching with the results limited to Case Studies will provide a information on how other practitioners have treated their patients.

 

1. Niederman R and Badovinac R. Tradition-based Dental Care and Evidence-based Dental Care. J Dent Res 1999 78(7): 1288-1291.

2. Bader JD, Shugars DA. Variations in Dentists’ Clinical Decisions. J Public Health Dent 1995 55(3): 181-188.

 

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