When searching for information in the field of dentistry to answer clinical or research questions, you may be required to locate evidence-based practice resources. The use of evidence-based resources can help you to make clinical decisions based on the best and most recent research.
The information below and on the following page provides an introduction to the Evidence-Based Practice concept.
Evidence Based Practice was first defined by Dr David Sackett in the 1990s, but a more recent definition has it as
“integrating the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and the patient’s unique values and circumstances” (Straus, Glasziou, Richardson, & Haynes, 2011).
And "it also requires the health professional to take into account characteristics of the practice context in which they work" (Hoffman, Bennett, & Mar, 2016, p. 4).
The best research evidence is usually from relevant research that has been carried out using sound methodology.
Evidence-Based Practice has been expanded from Evidence-Based Medicine to apply to other health professions including Dentistry.
Painless Evidence-Based Medicine by 
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Evidence Based Practice Library resource guide created by the Charles Sturt University Library:
Tutorials
From a tutorial compiled by the Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Websites
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