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We live in an age of information, innovation and change. Clinical decision making based on good quality evidence should lead to more effective and efficient treatments. Each practitioner has a role in assesing this information. This paper outlines this role, together with the advantages and problems of introducing an evidence-based approach to dentistry.
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Originally published in the British Dental Journal 1995; 179: 270–273
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Richards, D., Lawrence, A. Evidence-based dentistry. Evid Based Dent 1, 7–10 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6490004
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