Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD)

These tutorials are designed to guide you through the EBD process. They are listed top to bottom in the order they are best used, but learning objectives are listed for each to aid you in deciding which will be most useful to you.

For video versions, with and without closed captioning, see the box below this one.

These tutorials are designed to guide you through the EBD process. They are listed top to bottom in the order they are best used, but learning objectives are listed for each to aid you in deciding which will be most useful to you.

For PDF handout versions see the box above this one.

• Evidence-Based Practice and Research: An Introduction
  Length: 10:04
  Learning Objectives:
  Defined Evidence-Based Practice and Evidence-Based Dentistry
  Apply the 5 A's to the evidence-based research process
  Determine if a question is background or foreground
  Recognize and define PICO format
  Identify the appropriate domain for a given PICO
   
• Asking an Appropriate Foreground Question 
  Length: 09:07 
  Learning Objectives:
  Summarize the difference between a background and a foreground question
  Recognize and define PICO format
  Determine if a foreground question is appropriate
  Identify the appropriate domain for a given PICO
   
• Search Concepts and Search Terms
  Length: 07:35
  Learning Objectives:
  Explain why it is best practice to search concepts individually in a database
  Produce a prioritized list of search concepts from PICO elements
  Derive search terms from search concept
   
• Adjusting Results and Creating a Working Set
  Length: 08:59
  Learning Objectives:
  Identify Good Search Techniques
  Demonstrate how to broaden and narrow results with search terms
  Apply AND and OR to searches properly 
  Express the iterative process of adjusting a search to find a working set
  Explain what a working set is and what it is used for
   
• Selecting the Evidence
  Length: 08:44
  Learning Objectives:
  Determine appropriate articles to use in answering a PICO question
  Summarize accurately the usefulness of the Evidence Pyramid in expediting the selection process
  Define level of evidence 
  Classify articles as unfiltered or filtered information
  Apply the Evidence Pyramid to the working set appropriately
   
• Appraising the Evidence
  Length: 13:22
  Learning Objectives:
  Summarize the goal of quality appraisal
  Identify the 6 Indicators of Quality 
  Explain the 8 study designs most frequently encountered in practicing EBD
  Appraise these 8 study designs for quality
  Relate what is needed to complete the EBD Cycle