title: Comparative effectiveness research in evidence-based dental practice.
abstract: Will evidence-based dental practice (EBDP) benefit from the projected new drive for comparative effectiveness research (CER)? Optimists may answer Yes certainly, because CER and EBDP are intertwined, and benefit and feed on each other. Others may be more cautious. Any differences in opinion likely arise because the similarities and the differences between CER and EBDP are not clear cut.
authors.affiliation: UCLA School of Dentistry, Division of Oral Biology & Medicine, and Associate Clinical Specialties, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. fchiappelli@dentistry.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chiappelli
authors.forename: Olivia S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Cajulis
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006302:Health Services Research