Evidence-Based Dentistry Resource Guide

Librarian
Name: Irene M. Lubker
Phone: (804) 828-2004
Email: imlubker@vcu.edu

major web sites

databases

  • 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.

practice guidelines

electronic journals and selected journal articles

guides, courses and tutorials