Regional: Dentistry Residency: Evidence Based Practice

Recommended Resources

Evidence Based Practice Tutorial
Interactive tutorial from Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Greenhalgh T. How to read a paper. Getting your bearings (deciding what the paper is about). BMJ. 1997 Jul 26;315(7102):243-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.315.7102.243. PMID: 9253275; PMCID: PMC2127173.
NEJM Evidence
This journal includes full spectrum of human studies — from first-in-human studies that offer insight into the safety and potential efficacy of new treatments to the late-stage confirmatory trials that solidify the evidence that informs clinical practice. The journal also offers a number of unique article types and features such as a collection of brief videos to learn statistical concepts.
Stats.STAT! Brief videos to explain statistical concepts
from NEJM Evidence

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Useful books to learn about and apply Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-Based Medicine by Sharon E. Straus; Paul Glasziou; W. Scott Richardson; R. Brian Haynes
ISBN: 9780702062964
Publication Date: 2018-04-23
Via AHEC Digital Library from EBSCO. In its 5th edition, this classic introduction to the practice and teaching of evidence-based medicine. Short and practical, emphasizing direct clinical application.
Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology by Errol R. Norwitz (Editor); Carolyn M. Zelop (Editor); David A. Miller (Editor); David L. Keefe (Editor)
ISBN: 9781119072959
Publication Date: 2018-12-20
Via AHEC Digital Library from EBSCO. The most comprehensive evidence-based guide to both obstetrics and gynecology. It concentrates on the clinical practice areas of diagnosis, investigation and management.
Evidence-Based Physical Examination by Kate Gawlik (Editor); Bernadette Melnyk (Editor); Alice Teall (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826164537
Publication Date: 2019-12-28
Via AHEC Digital Library from EBSCO. The first book to teach physical assessment techniques based on evidence and clinical relevance. Grounded in an empirical approach to history-taking and physical assessment techniques, this text for advanced health care providers and students focuses on patient well-being and health promotion.
How to Read a Paper by Trisha Greenhalgh
ISBN: 1118801113
Publication Date: 2014-02-26
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Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by McMaster University Staff; Gordon Guyatt
ISBN: 0071790713
Publication Date: 2014-12-30
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