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Dental Hygiene Resource Guides: Evidence Based Practice

Use this guide to learn about Evidence Based Practices, MLA and APA citations and research resources.

The Evidence Based Process

The Five A's of Evidence Based Practice

Assess the patient

Ask clinical questions (PICO)

Acquire best evidence

Appraise evidence

Apply evidence to patient care

Evaluating EBP Literature

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice tutorial
This tutorial from Duke University is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Practice. Upon completion of this self-paced tutorial, you will be able to:

- Define Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Identify the parts of a well-built clinical question
- Identify searching strategies that could improve PubMed searching
- Identify key critical appraisal issues that help determine the validity of a study

What is PICO?

Population or problem or patient (What are the characteristics of the population or patient?)

Intervention or exposure (What do you want to do with the population or patient?)

Comparison (Is there any alternative to the chosen intervention?)

Outcome (What the relevant outcomes?)

Evidence Based Practice Tutorials

ADA Center for Evidence Based Dentistry
A helpful guide to EBD terms and processes.

Last Updated: Apr 3, 2024 2:20 PM
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