I-3 - Evidence Based Dentistry – Why Do We Need That and How Was It Used for the 2020 Revision of the IADT and Aae's 2021 Guidelines

Thursday, April 28, 2022

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM PST

Location: 124

CE: 1

Speaker(s)

Liran Levin, DMD, FRCD(C), FIADT, FICD

Professor of Periodontology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure: Proctor and Gamble (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Honorarium
Asgeir Sigurdsson, D.D.S., M.S.

Chairman Department of Endodontics
New York University College of Dentistry
New York, New York

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session Host(s)

Nima Moaven, D.D.S., M.S.

Resident
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

As clinicians, we are responsible for implementing current evidence-based treatments. Therefore, it becomes critical that we understand what evidence-based practice really means. Not all evidence is created equal and not every conclusion of an article should be implemented. Critically interpreting evidence becomes a valuable part of the clinician’s responsibilities. This lecture will introduce the principles of evidence-based dentistry, how to develop, critically evaluate and implement scientific evidence into day-to-day practice and apply these principles to making the right decisions when advising patients on effective self-care in caries and periodontal disease prevention. The lecture will also provide an overview of how an evidence-based approach was used for the 2020 revision of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) guidelines for the management of traumatic dental injuries as well as the AAE's guidelines.

Learning Objectives:

Explain evidence-base levels
Recognize the importance of the pyramid of evidence
List important keys for long term, evidence-based success of dental treatments