Evidence‐based dental education: suggested course outlines for first‐ and second‐year dental hygiene students

The Contents, Methods, and Assessment of Evidence-Based Dentistry Education: A Scoping Review

“…22,40 A basic literature analysis instrument, the Literature Analysis Form (LAF), has been in continuous use in the Skills in Assessing the Professional Literature (SAPL) curriculum at New York University, 41,42 so was a modified version used in Howard University. 20 According to Grant, 15 the worksheet from the AMA Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice provided a rapid means of assessing relevant studies for clinical practice in journal-based learning. Teich et al 43 presented that through step-by-step lecture teaching and independent appraisal exercises, the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) was well adopted by dental students to evaluate the methodological quality of systematic reviews.…”

“…In the included articles, students were taught how to translate clinical problems into a searchable format, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] how to use MeSH terminology and develop search strategies, and how to access the literature through databases and search engines including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google, Google Scholar and others. 15,16,23,[26][27][28][29] In terms of teaching strategies, the use of web-based electronic methods for literature searching was taught in didactic lectures and debriefing sessions, [30][31][32][33] with hands-on practice to utilize websites and databases.…”

Evidence‐informed vs evidence‐based practice educational interventions for improving knowledge, attitudes, understanding and behaviour towards the application of evidence into practice: A comprehensive systematic review of undergraduate students

“…However, from the title of the study, it does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Janke et al, 2012 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Jelsness‐Jorgensen, 2015 Reason for exclusion Though the study is focused on elements/terms, which are relevant to both evidence‐based practice and evidence‐informed practice (i.e. critical thinking, critical appraisal skills research utilization, relevance of research for clinical practice), the study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Katz et al, 2014 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Keib et al, 2017 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Kim et al, 2009 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Laurence and Smith, 2014 Reason for exclusion Not a primary studyLauver et al, 2009 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions. Also, the measured outcomes do not meet the inclusion criteria.Leach et al, 2016 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.Leake, 2004 Reason for exclusion The study does not compare evidence‐informed practice educational interventions to evidence‐based practice educational interventions.…”

Evidence‐based dentistry can effectively be taught to dental care professional students – A mixed methods study

“…In the USA, for example, proponents have recommended curricular integration of EBD into dental hygiene education . Dental hygiene programmes have included EBD education within their curricula, but the value of these programmes is unclear without published evaluation. No literature has been published on evidence‐based training in dental nursing or other dental auxiliaries.…”