lecture 1

Question 1

Evidenced based medicine

Answer 1

process of lifelong, self directed, problem based learning; leads to the need for info about diagnosis, prognosis, therapy etc

Question 2

EBD is an approach to oral health care that requires the ____ clinically relevant _________, relating to the patient’s oral and medical condition and history, and with the ________ and ________

Answer 2

EBD is an approach to oral health care that requires the integration of clinically relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient’s oral and medical condition and history, and with the dentist’s clinical expertise and patient’s treatment needs and preferences

Question 3

EBD is ____ centered

Answer 3

patient centered

Question 4

t/f: EBD is the only component used to arrive at best treatment

Answer 4

false

Question 5

three components of EBD

Answer 5

1. best available scientific evidence
2. dentists clinical skill and judgement
3. patients need and preferences

Question 6

t/f: EBD will tell practitioners what they should/should not do

Answer 6

FALSSE

Question 7

is EBD a standard of care

Answer 7

no

Question 8

EBD only cares about randomized trials

Answer 8

no, it is NOT a rigid methodological eval of scientific evidence

Question 9

t/f: EBD can facilitate, but does not guarantee, making better decisions in the provision of dental care

Answer 9

true

Question 10

steps for EBD

Answer 10

1. formulate question
2. find best available evidence
3. review evidence for validity
4. integrate best research with clinical expertise/pt desire and needs
5. self evaluate

Question 11

what does PICO stand for

Answer 11

population/patient type

intervention/exposure

comparison

outcome