title: Update on technology assessment in dentistry.
abstract: This review focuses on evaluations of particular clinical problems or technologies in dentistry that have used the recently developed technology assessment techniques of decision analysis, meta-analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. It also discusses general methodologic and implementation issues in the assessment of health-care technologies.
authors.affiliation: Harvard School of Public Health.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antczak-Bouckoms
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Tulloch
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000592:standards*