title: Clinical epidemiology is a needed basic science of clinical dentistry.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003729:Dental Care; D004497:Education, Dental; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education*; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009656:North America; D011340:Problem Solving; D011379:Prognosis; D012586:Science / Q000193:education; D013663:Teaching; D013850:Thinking; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome