Evidence based Compendium

Evidence-based DentistryV.Yengopal

Evidence based Compendium

Medline Search, Dec 2005

> 3000 articles on MI

Bias ? Evidence-based scrutiny

Selection of bias free articles

Basis for evidence-based practice

Shift from subjective expert opinion to objective standards

for research

Evidence based CompendiumEvidence-based practice

= the conscious, explicit, judicious use of best available evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients

= integrates scientific research results with clinical experience

Evidence based CompendiumEvidence-based practice

Step 1

Formulation of a relevant, focused, clinically important question, likely to be answered

Step 2

Finding the evidence

Step 3

Appraising the evidence for its validity & applicability

Step 4

Application of evidence in conjunction with patient’s expectation and values and own clinical judgment

Step 5

Assessing the outcome

Step 6

Summarizing and storing records for future reference

Evidence based Compendium

Evidence-based Dentistry

… aims to encourage dentists to make clinical decisions based on good (no/low biased) information in conjunction with

their clinical experience