title: Selecting new products, techniques, and concepts for your practice.
abstract: Practitioner evaluation of products is an extremely difficult task, in view of the enormous amount of both reliable and questionable product information available, variable interpretation of research projects, support of correct or incorrect information in the literature, the funding for research projects, the money that changes hands for some positive product recommendations, and the half-truths that are often used as "hype" to sell a product. On the positive, the products available today are far better than the products of even a few years ago. Practitioners need to seek information from a variety of trusted sources described in this article to make correct decisions. The sources of information identified in this article have not been prioritized. They vary in usefulness depending on the type of product, the geographic area in which you live, the speakers to whom you listen, your relationships with peers, manufacturers, retailers, and your own ability to sort out information. Use the most unbiased, up-to-date information available from the sources you find most appropriate for your practice, and remember, clinical success is the final test!
authors.affiliation: info@pccdental.com
authors.forename: Gordon J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000592:standards; D018865:Dental Research; D003815:Dentists; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D011364:Professional Practice; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000592:standards; D035502:Trust
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials