Grant winners will review EBD literature
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Posted May 12, 2006 |
With a goal of integrating and consolidating existing scientific research relating to evidence-based dentistry, the ADA Foundation has awarded $100,000 in grants to three proposals for review and consolidation of available dental literature.
 Applicants were selected to complete systematic literature reviews that examine four specific clinical questions developed in cooperation with the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. Grant winners include:
- Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, which will cover the question: "At what frequency is dental prophylaxis effective in preventing periodontitis in individuals with and without known risk factors?"
- University of Washington School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, which will address the question: "Does correcting malocclusion in children and adults reduce the risk of periodontal disease?"
- Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and the University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry, which will examine the questions: "What are the clinical, biological, psychosocial and/or economic outcomes of treating a pulpally involved (periodontally sound) single tooth through: endodontic care, extraction and implant placement, fixed partial denture and/or extraction without implant placement?" and "What are the longitudinal beneficial and harmful effects of endodontic services compared to extraction and implant placement?"
Evidence-based dentistry is defined by the ADA as an approach to oral health care that requires the judicious integration of systematic assessments of clinically relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient's oral and medical condition and history, with the dentist's clinical expertise and the patient's treatment needs and preferences. The ADA's 2004 EBD symposium identified the clinical questions that would benefit from a systematic review of the best available evidence. Representatives from 37 associations, specialty groups, research organizations, insurance carriers and government agencies participated. Before the symposium, the ADA also surveyed more than 5,000 general practitioners and specialists to learn which clinically relevant diagnostic and treatment procedures required systematic analyses to determine their levels of scientific support.
Grant recipients will complete their projects by April 2007.
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