Following your reading of the journal article of
this week entitled “Evidence-based dentistry:
Two decades and beyond” you need to write a
paper consisting of four pages, including the
cover page, with at least two additional
references to support your paper. In addition, you
should follow APA style within your writing, and
also you must answer the following questions:
1. Why the American Dental Association
preferred to use “evidence-based dentistry”
as an approach to oral health practice and to
help practitioner to reach or make a decision?
2. Why is the ” evidence-based dentistry” still
not acceptable approach across academic
and private clinical dentistry in the United
States?
3. What are the four dimensions in the
evidence-based dentistry curricula must be
engaged in?
4. What are the three fundamental factors
that can be used by the healthcare
practitioner to determine the efficacy of
learning, all subjects, including evidence-
based dentistry?
5. What is the greatest challenge for many
practitioners who wish to engage in evidence-based
clinical practice?
6. What three key questions are included in the
suggestions offered by CASP (2006) as general
guidelines for critical appraisal?
7. How should students and clinicians conduct critical
appraisals of the research literature?
