Questions And Answers
Evidence bBased bDentistry b- bcorrect banswers✔✔•An bapproach bto boral bhealthcare
bwhich brequires bthe bjudicious bintegration bof bsystemic bassessments bof bclinically
brelevant bscientific bevidence, brelating bto bthe bclient's boral band bmedical bcondition
band bhistory, bwith bthe bdentist's bclinical bexpertise band bthe bclient's btreatment bneeds
band bpreferences b(ADA, b2012).
•Intended bto bincrease boptimal bcare b
•Reducing bthe bvariation bin btreatment
EVBP bvs bEIP b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bEvidence bInformed bPractice
•According bto bthe bCanadian bNurses bAssociation, bthe bdistinction bbetween bthe bterms
b'evidence-based' band b'evidence-informed' bis b*important*
•The bconcept bof bevidence-informed bdecision-making b*builds bon bevidence-based
bhealth bcare*
•It backnowledges bthat bthere bare bmany bfactors bother bthan bevidence b- bfor bexample,
b*available bresources bor bcultural band breligious bnorms* b- bthat binfluence bdecision-
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4 bEras b- bcorrect banswers✔✔*Expert*- bmaster bvs bapprentice, blearn bfrom bown
bexperience
*Professionalization*- bPublishing ba btextbook bbased bon bobservation, bestablishment
bof bdental bschools
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bpost-doctoral b
*Evidence*- bDeemphasizing bthe brole bof bthe bexpert, bclinical bguideline bdevelopment
Why bEIP b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1.Best bavailable bscience
•Advancements bin btechnologies b•Improvements bin bmethodologies b
•Statistical bmethods
2.Results
•Inaccurate
•Outdated
•Partial bInformation
, 3.Maximizes
•Valid b
•Relevant
•Unbiased
4.Minimizes
•Cognitive bbarriers b- btranslating bresearch binto bclinical bcare
3 bComponents b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-Clinician's bexpertise
-Scientific bevidence
-Client's bneeds band bpreferences
Forces bDriving bthe bNeed b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1.Variations bin bpractice bpatterns
2.Slow bAssimilation bof bresearch bfindings binto bpractice
3.Manage bthe binformation boverload
•Technology bto baccess brelevant bclinical bfindings
•Public bis blearning bhow bto bbetter bevaluate bresearch
4.Clinicians bnever bhave bcomplete bknowledge
5.Changing beducational brequirements- bAccreditation•Conditions
b•Medications•Materials•Products
Role bof bDH b- bcorrect banswers✔✔•*Educating bclients*
•*Client-centered bhealth bcare*
-Personalized bhealth bcare bservices
-Acknowledges ban bindividual's bunique bneeds, bdesires band bchallenges
•*Better bhealth boutcomes*
-Collaborative b
-Sensitive bto bneeds
•Requires b*respect* bfor bclient's bdesires band bcircumstances
•Adequately b*assess bown bdeficiencies*- bself bidentify bknowledge bgaps
•*Time bto breview bthe bscientific bliterature*
Possible bEIP bbarriers b- bcorrect banswers✔✔•Time
•Inability bto baccess bresearch
•Inability bto bunderstand bthe blanguage bof bresearch
•Lack bof bcritical bappraisal bskills
•Lack bconfidence bin bmaking bchange bbased bon bresearch bevidence
•Lack bof bsense bof bcontrol bover bpractice
•Culture bresistance bto bchange, bdecisions bbased bon bhistory
•Lack bof borganization bvaluing bor bsupporting bevidence-based bpractice