MP3 Download $20   |   Compact Disc $30

Speaker: Dr. Paul Benjamin, DMD
About the speaker: Dental degree, University of Florida College of Dentistry; private practice, Miami, FL.

Description:
An overview of evidenced-based dentistry will be provided by using PowerPoint with video clips in a fun and enlightening presentation; not only what it is but just as importantly what it’s not. The different levels of evidence and what sources we can use to answer our clinical questions in dentistry and medicine will be explained. The ADA’s new web site for researching clinical questions–and how to utilize it without taking up too much of your time-will be shown. The speaker will discuss Practice-Based Research Networks using his involvement as one of the six practitioners on the executive board of one of the three research networks. How, why and by whom they were formed will be explained. The speaker will show how many of the clinical questions in our practice can be answered by both EBD and PBRNs and when there are no clear answers what we as practitioners can do to improve our patients' dental care.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Understand the definition of EBD
• Justify and understand the strength of evidence
• Identify sites used to perform proper research
• Learn how to better evaluate dental products and be a savvy dental consumer
• Understand the concept of Meta analysis and systematic reviews
• Understand and recognize the ADA’s clinical recommendations
• Gain knowledge of the history of PBRNs
• Identify the distribution of dental PBRNs in the United States
• Discover how to select and conduct a research project in your office
• Utilize results obtained from various PBRN studies