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SynthesisEvidence-based dentistry2024

Effectiveness of educational strategies to teach evidence-based dentistry to undergraduate dental students: a systematic review.

Sareh Kachabian, Seyedali Seyedmajidi, Bahareh Tahani, Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi Sistani

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sareh KachabianStudent Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9699-040X
Seyedali SeyedmajidiDental Materials Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3841-0609
Bahareh TahaniDepartment of Oral Public Health, Dental Research Center, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad Mehdi Naghibi SistaniOral Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. mnaghibis@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesEvidence-based dentistry (EBD) training has been widely promoted in dental schools around the world and policymakers ask for suitable strategies to teach EBD within undergraduate dental education. The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies on dental students' knowledge, attitude, and skills.

methodsPubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Eric databases were searched using search terms obtained from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and free text method without time restrictions, up to November 2022. The identified articles were screened based on titles and abstracts for inclusion criteria. Subsequently, relevant articles underwent data extraction. Finally, the risk of bias was assessed through Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists.

resultsTwelve of 439 studies were included: nine quasi-experimental studies, two cross-sectional, and one randomized controlled trial study. Regarding the overlap among categories, six studies assessed knowledge, seven assessed attitude, and eight focused on skills or performance in EBD. Due to the heterogeneity of the interventions and results of included studies, a meta-analysis was not performed. EBD was mostly taught in small group collaborations. Interventions included lectures, workshops, seminars, small group sessions, journal clubs, online sessions, or a combination of them in various frequencies and duration.

conclusionsEBD implementation into dental curricula is improving through strategies including designing continuing and frequent dental education courses, establishing collaborative student research groups, utilizing online tools for EBD education, and dividing EBD courses into shorter modules. The systematic review protocol was registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42022350238).

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Education, DentalEvidence-Based DentistryStudents, DentalCurriculumHumans

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PMID38182660

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