Chapter 12. A Primer to Biostatistics for Busy Clinicians Michael Glick, D.M.D., and Barbara L. Greenberg, Ph.D., M.Sc. In This Chapter: Research Design and Clinical Interpretation • Experimental Trial •…
Chapter 5. How to Appraise and Use an Article about Diagnosis Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and…
Chapter 9. How to Appraise and Use an Article about Economic Analysis Lusine Abrahamyan, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.; Petros Pechlivanoglou, Ph.D.; Murray Krahn, M.D., M.Sc.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Romina…
Chapter 2. Searching for the Best Oral Health Evidence: Strategies, Tips, and Resources Elizabeth Stellrecht, M.L.S., and H. Austin Booth, M.L.I.S., M.A. In This Chapter: General Tips for Searching Electronic…
Chapter 6. How to Use a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir…
Chapter 4. How to Use an Article About Harm Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and Amir Azarpazhooh,…
Chapter 3. How to Appraise and Use an Article about Therapy Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and…
Chapter 13. Issues of Bias and Confounding in Clinical Studies Elliot Abt, D.D.S., M.S., M.Sc.; Jaana Gold, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., C.P.H.; and Julie Frantsve-Hawley, Ph.D., C.A.E. In This Chapter: Confounding…
Chapter 16. Implementing Evidence into Practice Satish S. Kumar, D.M.D., M.D.Sc., M.S.; Ben Balevi, D.D.S., M.Sc.; Rebecca Schaffer, D.D.S.; Romesh Nalliah, D.D.S., M.H.C.M.; Martha Ann Keels, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Norman Tinanoff,…
Chapter 7. How to Use Patient Management Recommendations from Clinical Practice Guidelines Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.;…
Chapter 14. What Is Certainty of the Evidence, and Why Is It Important to Dental Practitioners? Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Olivia Urquhart, M.P.H.; Malavika P. Tampi, M.P.H.; Lauren Pilcher,…
Chapter 15. Strategies for Teaching Evidence-Based Dentistry Cheryl L. Straub-Morarend, D.D.S.; Jaana Gold, D.D.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., C.P.H.; Kelly C. Lemke, D.D.S., M.S.; Parthasarathy Madurantakam, D.D.S., M.D.S., Ph.D.; David M. Leader,…
Chapter 11. What Is the Difference between Clinical and Statistical Significance? Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Prakeshkumar Shah, M.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.D., D.C.H., M.R.C.P.; and Amir…
Chapter 8. How to Appraise an Article Based on a Qualitative Study Joanna E.M. Sale, Ph.D.; Maryam Amin, D.M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc.,…
Chapter 1. Understanding and Applying the Principles of Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick, D.M.D.; Gordon H. Guyatt, M.D., M.Sc.; and…
Chapter 10. How to Avoid Being Misled by Clinical Studies’ Results in Dentistry Alonso Carrasco-Labra, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Romina Brignardello-Petersen, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Amir Azarpazhooh, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.; Michael Glick,…
