Evidence-based dental care--a concept review
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Accuracy in Dental Medicine, A New Way to Measure Trueness and Precision
Published on: April 29, 2014
1Tawam Hospital, Ministry of Health, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Abstract:
Evidence-based (science-based) care is the prevailing paradigm in the health sciences. This paper briefly reviews the basic concepts of evidence-based care. Assessment of scientific evidence including information retrieval, evaluation of the quality of evidence, and finally the synthesis of collected evidence is described. Practitioner approach to evidence-based care through the twin modalities of literature reviews and clinical practice guidelines is outlined. It is concluded that the promotion of outcomes research and the adoption of evidence-based practice is likely to improve the delivery of a high standard of quality dental care.
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