ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2017
Effectiveness of a program on evidence-based dentistry in dental students.
Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of educational strategies to teach evidence-based dentistry to undergraduate dental students: a systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Evidence-Based Dentistry Education on Dental Students' Critical Appraisal Skills: A Prospective Cohort Study.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Exploring the divide between dental clinicians and academics for more inclusive partnerships: perspectives on building a research network.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Attitude of dental students toward evidence-based dentistry in Iran: A systematic review.Dental research journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionEvidence-based dentistry (EBD) is an approach to oral healthcare by combining the best scientific evidence and clinical diagnostics, clinical expertise of the dentist, and the patient's treatment needs and preferences. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an education program on EBD offered in a community-dentistry course in improving knowledge and attitudes of students in this regard. STUDY
methodsBy a quasi-experimental study design, 64 senior dental students of Islamic Azad University of Khorasgan recruited in a controlled trial. All of the students were randomized as intervention (32) and control (32) groups. A course-based educational program on EBD was randomly assigned to one group. Actual knowledge, self-assessed knowledge, and attitudes, before and after education, were measured in both groups. A questionnaire consisted of 40 items developed by the researcher was used after confirming its validity and reliability. The difference between mean scores at two timelines were measured and compared in three fields by paired
resultsWhile the mean scores of actual and self-assessed knowledge and attitude were not significantly different between two groups at the beginning of the program (
conclusionDue to the poor knowledge and attitudes of students and improved knowledge and attitudes of the intervention group after education, the education program seems to be effective. Durability of educational impact and evaluating evidence-based performance can be studied in the future.
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