“…clinicians, policy-makers) identify / retrieve research evidence. Although the importance of OA has been pointed out in several dental journal editorials [2][3][4][5][6], to our knowledge, OA-related concepts, recent research findings, as well as potential implications have not been reviewed and introduced in a comprehensive way for stakeholders in dentistry. The aims of this narrative review are, therefore, to improve the awareness and knowledge of dental researchers, clinicians, students, educators and policy-makers about OA, and to help them make better use of relevant resources and achieve better performances in this "era of Open Access" [7].…”