LibGuides: Dentistry and Dental Hygiene: Evidence-Based Dentistry

EBD Databases and Resources

Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. The Cochrane Library includes the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Cochrane Clinical Answers, with a federated search feature that incorporates results from external databases. Plain language summaries are also available.

All residents of Atlantic Canada have full access to The Cochrane Library. Visit the Libraries' blog to learn more.
TRIP Database This link opens in a new window
Please sign up for a free personal account in order to access TRIP. Click on “Full Text: Dalhousie University" to view fulltext. Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care. Searches hundreds of evidence-based resources simultaneously: · Evidence Based Synopses · Clinical Questions · Guidelines · E-Textbooks · Medical Images · Patient Information Leaflets · Systematic Reviews · Core general medical journals · Specialist Journals ·

Centre for Evidence Based Dentistry
CEBD aims to provide Evidence-based information on specific dentally related topics and to provide people interested in EBD with resources to help them understand the evidence-based approach.
American Dental Association's Evidence Based Dentistry
A website for EBD that contains a database of systematic reviews on oral health topics, critical summaries of clinical reviews, clinical recommendations/guidelines, and links to other useful EBD resources.
Clinical Guidelines Resource Page
Links to sources for clinical practice guidelines.
Cochrane Oral Health Review Group
An international network of health care professionals, researchers and consumers preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials in oral health.

VisualDx This link opens in a new window
With a oral health section, VisualDX is a diagnostic clinical decision support system. Combining high-quality, peer-reviewed medical images with concise, actionable information to assist in recognition and management of disease.