title: Introduction to the basics of evidence-based dentistry: concepts and skills.
abstract: The purpose of this section of the ADA Champions Pre-Conference is to review the basics of Evidence-based dentistry (EBD), research designs and levels of evidence, and identify the skills necessary for clinicians to efficiently use an evidence-based approach in practice. This session of the pre-conference preceded the session on the skills needed to define a clinical question and search for the evidence to answer that question.
authors.affiliation: USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. jforrest@usc.edu
authors.forename: Jane L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Forrest
mesh_terms: D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D012196:Review Literature as Topic