Are the results of dental research accessible to Canadian dentists?
The aim of this joint CDA-IMHA study was to investigate what Canadian dentists think about the utility of dental research. A questionnaire was sent to all dentists in Canada with the December 2001 JCDA. By April 1, 2002, 2,788 questionnaires, representing a response rate of approximately 16%, had been returned. In this second article in a 3-part series, we address the theme of research accessibility. The study results show that while 75% of respondents think that research results are easily accessible, 90% would like them to be more accessible. For clinical dentists, the most important source of information about research is generalist dental journals ( JCDA in particular), while teachers/researchers prefer specialist journals. In addition, clinical dentists prefer to learn about research through clinical practice guidelines rather than conventional scientific reports.
Bedos
Christophe
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Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. christophe.bedos@mcgill.ca
Allison
Paul
P
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D018865:Dental Research; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires