Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3151411 | Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
It is important and timely to facilitate evidence-based decision making that results in better patient outcomes, enhanced research planning, better products, and improved policy development. This article discusses the current status of evidence-based dentistry. It describes the central role of systematic reviews in the process of clinical decision making in evidence-based dental practice. Particular emphasis is given to the correspondence of the 4 fundamental steps of the logic model—inputs, activities, outputs, and impact—to the process of actualizing and evaluating clinical decision making and policies in evidence-based dentistry.
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Authors
Francesco Chiappelli, Olivia S. Cajulis,