ADA, Forsyth Institute collaborate to pilot evidence-based dentistry training course

    June 15, 2009
    Course includes systematic reviews and applications for clinical decision making.

    CHICAGO--The American Dental Association Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry and the Forsyth Institute have announced offering of a five-day training course in evidence-based principles and tools,.

    The course includes systematic reviews and applications for clinical decision making.

    The collaborative "ADA/Forsyth EBD Course" scheduled from Oct. 19-23, 2009, at Forsyth headquarters in Boston, Mass., will link the evidence-based dentistry initiatives of the ADA with Forsyth's scientific research.

    The interactive course will include a pre-assignment and hands-on activities throughout the week.

    Accommodating up to 30 students, the curriculum includes:

    * Formulating clinical questions

    * Searching for evidence

    * Critical reading and appraisal

    * Implementation

    The coursework focuses on human clinical trials to include:

    * Quantitative and qualitative outcomes

    * Risk calculation

    * Diagnosis

    * Systematic reviews


    Faculty
    Faculty includes Dr. Richard Niederman, DMD, MA, director, Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry at the Forsyth Institute, and Derek Richards, BDS, director, Center for Evidence-based Dentistry at Oxford University, UK.

    Who should apply and how to do so
    The ADA/Forsyth EBD Course is for dentists, members of the dental team, educators and researchers, including practitioners involved in practice-based research networks, and other dental professionals.

    Interested candidates must fill out a questionnaire and submit current curriculum vitae. Reviewed on a rolling admission process, notification of accepted applications will occur--as decisions are made--but no later than Aug. 19, 2009. Participants will be responsible for their travel and housing.

    Upon completion, attendees receive continuing education credit from the ADA and a certificate of EBD from the Forsyth Institute.

    For more information or to apply for the course visit ADA. For more information about Forsyth, visit Forsyth Institute.

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