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Objective: To review the literature on the development and effectiveness of clinical guidelines.
Design: Literature review of relevant publications following a Medline search. Publications that reported studies investigating effectiveness of guidelines were confined to randomised controlled trials.
Conclusions: If guidelines are to be effective they should be (i) based on high levels of scientific evidence, (ii) developed with input from the dentists who will be using them and (iii) presented in a satisfactory manner. Importantly, the effectiveness of the guidelines should be rigorously evaluated
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McComb, J., Wright, J. & O'Brien, K. Clinical guidelines for dentistry: will they be useful?. Br Dent J 183, 22–26 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809421
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