Evidence-Based Dentistry Resource Guide
- American Dental Association Evidence-Based Dentistry
- Bandolier Dental and Oral Health
- Canadian Collaboration on Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
- DSM-Forsyth Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (CEBD)
- Oral Health Specialist Library
- International Centre for Evidence-Based Periodontal Health
- Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry
- Cochrane Library VCU
The Cochrane Library provides access via the web to reliable information compiled by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic, up-to-date reviews of the effects of health care. The Cochrane Library has four distinct databases, all of which are searched simultaneously:- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
- The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
- The Cochrane Review Methodology Database
- PubMed VCU
The PubMed search system is one of many ways to access and search MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. The MEDLINE file contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from over 4,000 current biomedical journals published internationally. The file contains more than 14 million records dating back to the 1950s. Special features on PubMed include-- Clinical queries for identifying systematic reviews or relevant studies on therapy, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis
- Links to full-text articles from publishers web sites (note: a fee or subscription is often required)
- Identification of publication types such as reviews, meta-analyses and practice guidelines
- HSTAT: Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
HSTAT is a free searchable database of full-text documents from health-related government agencies, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Users can browse for documents by category or search by keyword.
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
- Canadian Collaboration on Clinical Practice Guidelines in Dentistry (CCCD)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines in Dentistry: Part I. Navigating New Waters
- Clinical Practice Guidelines in Dentistry: Part II. By Dentists, For Dentists
- FDI World Dental Federation, Database of Guidelines & Meta-analyses
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
A comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Search or browse by disease, treatment/intervention or organization. Citations and abstracts are provided for all guidelines, with links to full-text or information about print copies. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.
electronic journals and selected journal articles
- Bandolier
- The Building Blocks of Evidence-based Dentistry
- Evidence Based Dentistry VCU
- Evidence-based Healthcare and Public Health VCU
- Evidence-based Dentistry: Part I. Getting Started
- Evidence-based Dentistry: Part II. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: How to Use MEDLINE
- Evidence-based Dentistry: Part III. Searching for Answers to Clinical Questions: Finding E-vidence on the Internet
- Evidence-based Dentistry: Part IV. Research Design and Levels of Evidence
- Evidence-based Dentistry: Part V. Critical Appraisal of the Dental Literature: Papers About Therapy
- Journal of Evidence based Dental VCU
- Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (U.K.) - Based in Oxford, the Centre provides a rich resource of tools and information for learning and practice of EBM.
- Evidence Based Health Care - Guide to Internet resources on EBM produced by the HealthWeb project.
- Understanding Medical Research - MedlinePlus links to information from a wide variety of associations .
- Evidence-Based Medicine - Excellent collection of resources and information developed by Duke University Medical Center Library.
- Evidence Based Medicine: Finding the Best Clinical Literature - Tutorial from the University of Illinois at Chicago with good examples of MEDLINE searches.
- Netting the Evidence: A ScHARR Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet - Massive list of links to EBM websites including tutorials, journals, organizations, software, etc.
- Users' Guides to Evidence-Based Practice - A collection of the working documents behind the "Users' Guides to the Medical Literature" series from JAMA on how to use research articles in caring for patients.
- American Association of Endodontists: Workshop on Evidence-Based Dentistry & Endodontics