title: The benefits of evidence-based dentistry for the private dental office.
abstract: Dentistry over the last 100 years has been characterized by improved approaches to education and practice. Parallel to trends in the field of medicine as a whole, dentistry is moving toward evidence-based practices. The goal of evidence-based dentistry is the assurance, through reference to high-quality evidence, that care provided is optimal for the patient and that treatment options are presented in a manner that allows for fully informed consent. As we transition toward broad-based use of evidence-based dentistry approaches in clinical practice, many dental offices will benefit from a better understanding of how evidence-based dentistry can improve patient outcomes. This article lists the likely benefits evidence-based dentistry can provide to patients, staff, and dentists when routinely adopted in daily practice.
authors.affiliation: Northwest Practice-based REsearch Collaborative in Evidence-based DENTistry, 2055 North 22nd Avenue, Ste 3, Bozeman, MT 59718, USA.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gillette
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frantsve-Hawley
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Weyant
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003729:Dental Care / Q000592:standards; D003770:Dental Offices; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D004497:Education, Dental; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011331:Private Practice; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome