Abstract

The intent of this proposal is to develop a dental informatics resource to support evidence-based dental care. Evidence-based dentistry is an approach of integrating the scientific basis for clinical care, using the best available scientific evidence, with clinical and patient factors, to enable practitioners and their patients to make the best possible decision(s) about dental care. It is a means for disseminating scientific information to dental health care workers so that they can access the best available scientific evidence. To facilitate the implementation of evidence-based dentistry within the profession, the American Dental Association Foundation, using the personnel and support of the American Dental Association, will employ an interdisciplinary team to develop an Internet-based resource on evidence-based dentistry that will be available to all dental professionals, allied health care workers and the general public world wide. This resource will include a registry of clinical topics of interests to dental professionals, a searchable database of systematic reviews on topics related to dentistry, critical appraisal and summaries of systematic reviews written for dental professionals, and summaries of systematic reviews written for the general public. These resources will assist dental health care workers in making evidence-based dental treatment decisions and will provide evidence-based information for patients on dental treatment options.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Type
Resources Project Grant (NLM) (G08)
Project #
5G08LM008956-03
Application #
7612115
Study Section
Biomedical Library and Informatics Review Committee (BLR)
Program Officer
Sim, Hua-Chuan
Project Start
2007-04-01
Project End
2011-03-31
Budget Start
2009-04-01
Budget End
2011-03-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$150,000
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
American Dental Association Foundation
Department
Type
DUNS #
789085941
City
Chicago
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60611

  Publications

Lampert, Lewis; Wong, Ying Jo (2012) Combined antiviral-corticosteroid therapy for Bell palsy yields inconclusive benefit. J Am Dent Assoc 143:57-8
Balevi, Ben (2012) Ante's law is not evidence based. J Am Dent Assoc 143:1011-2
Byrne, Gerard (2012) Platform switching reduces peri-implant bone loss. J Am Dent Assoc 143:787-8
Nalliah, Romesh (2012) Prevalence of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis in patients with cancer could be as high as 13.3 percent. J Am Dent Assoc 143:170-1
Gray, Sarah (2012) For mandibular overdentures, marginal bone loss may not be affected by implant design or attachment type. J Am Dent Assoc 143:286-7
Zahrowski, James; Jeske, Arthur (2011) Apical root resorption is associated with comprehensive orthodontic treatment but not clearly dependent on prior tooth characteristics or orthodontic techniques. J Am Dent Assoc 142:66-8
Pandis, Nikolaos (2011) Modest improvement in temporomandibular disorder-related pain associated with use of hard stabilization appliances compared with use of nonoccluding appliances or no therapy. J Am Dent Assoc 142:1295-6
Baccaglini, Lorena (2011) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials shows no evidence that periodontal treatment during pregnancy prevents adverse pregnancy outcomes. J Am Dent Assoc 142:1192-3
Benjamin, Paul (2011) The frequency of pain after endodontic procedures. J Am Dent Assoc 142:957-8
Hunter, Paul (2011) Temporomandibular disorders affect oral health-related quality of life substantially, but limited evidence is available regarding their magnitude of impact. J Am Dent Assoc 142:1048-9

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