EVIDENCE INFORMED PRACTICE TEST
1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Evidence ccBased ccDentistry cc- ccAnswer cc•An ccapproach ccto ccoral cchealthcare ccwhich
ccrequires ccthe ccjudicious ccintegration ccof ccsystemic ccassessments ccof ccclinically
ccrelevant ccscientific ccevidence, ccrelating ccto ccthe ccclient's ccoral ccand ccmedical
cccondition ccand cchistory, ccwith ccthe ccdentist's ccclinical ccexpertise ccand ccthe ccclient's
cctreatment ccneeds ccand ccpreferences cc(ADA, cc2012).
•Intended ccto ccincrease ccoptimal cccare cc
•Reducing ccthe ccvariation ccin cctreatment
EVBP ccvs ccEIP cc- ccAnswer cc- ccEvidence ccInformed ccPractice
•According ccto ccthe ccCanadian ccNurses ccAssociation, ccthe ccdistinction ccbetween ccthe
ccterms cc'evidence-based' ccand cc'evidence-informed' ccis cc*important*
•The ccconcept ccof ccevidence-informed ccdecision-making cc*builds ccon ccevidence-
based cchealth cccare*
•It ccacknowledges ccthat ccthere ccare ccmany ccfactors ccother ccthan ccevidence cc- ccfor
ccexample, cc*available ccresources ccor cccultural ccand ccreligious ccnorms* cc- ccthat
ccinfluence ccdecision-making
4 ccEras cc- ccAnswer cc*Expert*- ccmaster ccvs ccapprentice, cclearn ccfrom ccown
ccexperience
*Professionalization*- ccPublishing cca cctextbook ccbased ccon ccobservation,
ccestablishment ccof ccdental ccschools
*Science*- ccControlled ccexperimentation ccthat ccwas ccprotocol-base, ccpre-doctoral
ccand ccpost-doctoral cc
*Evidence*- ccDeemphasizing ccthe ccrole ccof ccthe ccexpert, ccclinical ccguideline
ccdevelopment
Why ccEIP cc- ccAnswer cc1.Best ccavailable ccscience
•Advancements ccin cctechnologies cc•Improvements ccin ccmethodologies cc
•Statistical ccmethods
2.Results
•Inaccurate
•Outdated
, •Partial ccInformation
3.Maximizes
•Valid cc
•Relevant
•Unbiased
4.Minimizes
•Cognitive ccbarriers cc- cctranslating ccresearch ccinto ccclinical cccare
3 ccComponents cc- ccAnswer cc-Clinician's ccexpertise
-Scientific ccevidence
-Client's ccneeds ccand ccpreferences
Forces ccDriving ccthe ccNeed cc- ccAnswer cc1.Variations ccin ccpractice ccpatterns
2.Slow ccAssimilation ccof ccresearch ccfindings ccinto ccpractice
3.Manage ccthe ccinformation ccoverload
•Technology ccto ccaccess ccrelevant ccclinical ccfindings
•Public ccis cclearning cchow ccto ccbetter ccevaluate ccresearch
4.Clinicians ccnever cchave cccomplete ccknowledge
5.Changing cceducational ccrequirements- ccAccreditation•Conditions
cc•Medications•Materials•Products
Role ccof ccDH cc- ccAnswer cc•*Educating ccclients*
•*Client-centered cchealth cccare*
-Personalized cchealth cccare ccservices
-Acknowledges ccan ccindividual's ccunique ccneeds, ccdesires ccand ccchallenges
•*Better cchealth ccoutcomes*
-Collaborative cc
-Sensitive ccto ccneeds
•Requires cc*respect* ccfor ccclient's ccdesires ccand cccircumstances
•Adequately cc*assess ccown ccdeficiencies*- ccself ccidentify ccknowledge ccgaps
•*Time ccto ccreview ccthe ccscientific ccliterature*
Possible ccEIP ccbarriers cc- ccAnswer cc•Time
•Inability ccto ccaccess ccresearch
•Inability ccto ccunderstand ccthe cclanguage ccof ccresearch
•Lack ccof cccritical ccappraisal ccskills
•Lack ccconfidence ccin ccmaking ccchange ccbased ccon ccresearch ccevidence
•Lack ccof ccsense ccof cccontrol ccover ccpractice
1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Evidence ccBased ccDentistry cc- ccAnswer cc•An ccapproach ccto ccoral cchealthcare ccwhich
ccrequires ccthe ccjudicious ccintegration ccof ccsystemic ccassessments ccof ccclinically
ccrelevant ccscientific ccevidence, ccrelating ccto ccthe ccclient's ccoral ccand ccmedical
cccondition ccand cchistory, ccwith ccthe ccdentist's ccclinical ccexpertise ccand ccthe ccclient's
cctreatment ccneeds ccand ccpreferences cc(ADA, cc2012).
•Intended ccto ccincrease ccoptimal cccare cc
•Reducing ccthe ccvariation ccin cctreatment
EVBP ccvs ccEIP cc- ccAnswer cc- ccEvidence ccInformed ccPractice
•According ccto ccthe ccCanadian ccNurses ccAssociation, ccthe ccdistinction ccbetween ccthe
ccterms cc'evidence-based' ccand cc'evidence-informed' ccis cc*important*
•The ccconcept ccof ccevidence-informed ccdecision-making cc*builds ccon ccevidence-
based cchealth cccare*
•It ccacknowledges ccthat ccthere ccare ccmany ccfactors ccother ccthan ccevidence cc- ccfor
ccexample, cc*available ccresources ccor cccultural ccand ccreligious ccnorms* cc- ccthat
ccinfluence ccdecision-making
4 ccEras cc- ccAnswer cc*Expert*- ccmaster ccvs ccapprentice, cclearn ccfrom ccown
ccexperience
*Professionalization*- ccPublishing cca cctextbook ccbased ccon ccobservation,
ccestablishment ccof ccdental ccschools
*Science*- ccControlled ccexperimentation ccthat ccwas ccprotocol-base, ccpre-doctoral
ccand ccpost-doctoral cc
*Evidence*- ccDeemphasizing ccthe ccrole ccof ccthe ccexpert, ccclinical ccguideline
ccdevelopment
Why ccEIP cc- ccAnswer cc1.Best ccavailable ccscience
•Advancements ccin cctechnologies cc•Improvements ccin ccmethodologies cc
•Statistical ccmethods
2.Results
•Inaccurate
•Outdated
, •Partial ccInformation
3.Maximizes
•Valid cc
•Relevant
•Unbiased
4.Minimizes
•Cognitive ccbarriers cc- cctranslating ccresearch ccinto ccclinical cccare
3 ccComponents cc- ccAnswer cc-Clinician's ccexpertise
-Scientific ccevidence
-Client's ccneeds ccand ccpreferences
Forces ccDriving ccthe ccNeed cc- ccAnswer cc1.Variations ccin ccpractice ccpatterns
2.Slow ccAssimilation ccof ccresearch ccfindings ccinto ccpractice
3.Manage ccthe ccinformation ccoverload
•Technology ccto ccaccess ccrelevant ccclinical ccfindings
•Public ccis cclearning cchow ccto ccbetter ccevaluate ccresearch
4.Clinicians ccnever cchave cccomplete ccknowledge
5.Changing cceducational ccrequirements- ccAccreditation•Conditions
cc•Medications•Materials•Products
Role ccof ccDH cc- ccAnswer cc•*Educating ccclients*
•*Client-centered cchealth cccare*
-Personalized cchealth cccare ccservices
-Acknowledges ccan ccindividual's ccunique ccneeds, ccdesires ccand ccchallenges
•*Better cchealth ccoutcomes*
-Collaborative cc
-Sensitive ccto ccneeds
•Requires cc*respect* ccfor ccclient's ccdesires ccand cccircumstances
•Adequately cc*assess ccown ccdeficiencies*- ccself ccidentify ccknowledge ccgaps
•*Time ccto ccreview ccthe ccscientific ccliterature*
Possible ccEIP ccbarriers cc- ccAnswer cc•Time
•Inability ccto ccaccess ccresearch
•Inability ccto ccunderstand ccthe cclanguage ccof ccresearch
•Lack ccof cccritical ccappraisal ccskills
•Lack ccconfidence ccin ccmaking ccchange ccbased ccon ccresearch ccevidence
•Lack ccof ccsense ccof cccontrol ccover ccpractice
