title: [Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) in oral care 1. Societal-, professional- and care-related perspective].
abstract: Some decades ago the need for clinical decision-making based on the best available evidence, and in that way providing accountability for professional services to society, was emerging in health care. The main purpose was to translate innovative knowledge from reliable resources into clinical practice to prevent inappropriate and unsafe care. In oral care it is also diserable to carry out improvements and to make treatment decisions more transparent. Evidence-based decision-making is not self-evident, and the development and the use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are in their infancy. Recently, national agreement has been reached among professional associations, scientific societies and educational institutions regarding the content of a national structure for the development of evidence-based guidelines within an independent institute for knowledge translation (KiMo).
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mettes
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Barendregt
authors.forename: B C M
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Oosterkamp
authors.forename: J J M
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bruers