ADA launches site for evidence-based dentistry

ADA launches site for evidence-based dentistry

The American Dental Association (ADA) has launched a website dedicated to evidenced-based dentistry (EBD) which allows easy and quick access to a database of systematic reviews of oral health clinical information from one centralized location. Supported by a grant from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (grant number G08 LM008956), the site also features critical summaries of systematic reviews that assess information within systematic reviews in a concise format so that health care workers can incorporate scientific evidence in clinical decision making.
Valuable online database on MID now with meta-analyses

Valuable online database on MID now with meta-analyses

The emerging evidence-base on questions related to Minimum Intervention (MI) in dentistry is available online in the MI Compendium, in English, Spanish and Chinese. The MI Compendium has been developed as a comprehensive systematic literature review and includes the results of meta-analyses to topics such as the caries preventive effect of glass ionomer cement as fissure sealants in comparison to resin-based materials and caries incidence on teeth restored with glass ionomers as compared to teeth restored with amalgam.
Patient-driven campaign puts oral cancer on the agenda

Patient-driven campaign puts oral cancer on the agenda

Having experienced the devastating effects of oral cancer firsthand, professional storyteller, Eva Grayzel has become an advocate for oral cancer awareness. Her campaign, coined "The Sextet Screening: Six Steps to a Thorough Oral Cancer Screening," focuses on early detection and screening and has received a prestigious award from the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
Metlife adds ADA approved online courses to CE programme

Metlife adds ADA approved online courses to CE programme

MetLife announced the addition of four new on-line Quality Resource Guides to its self-study dental Quality Initiatives Programme. MetLife’s continuing education programme is approved for fulfilling licensing requirements, where applicable, by the American Dental Association (ADA) under its Continuing Education Recognition Programme and by the Academy of General Dentistry.
Interactive tool trains future doctors

Interactive tool trains future doctors

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, one of Britain’s leading medical schools uses Turning Technologies interactive assessment tool, TurningPoint, to improve learning outcomes of its medical students.
Tuned-in to students

Tuned-in to students

Nearly three years ago, the University of Michigan School of Dentistry launched an interactive learning initiative, in partnership with Apple, Inc. The venture was one of the first of its kind with any professional school in the USA and meant that dental students had access to education-related content virtually anywhere and any time.
A dentist and his blog

A dentist and his blog

When Dr Marty Jablow, a dentist from Woodbridge, New Jersey, started a blog, its main purpose was to draw attention to his lecture group, Dental Technology Solutions. Since then, it has morphed into a general dental technology and information blog that provides dentists with interesting and informative articles. Dental Learning Hub asked Dr Jablow about how he sees the relationship between modern technology and dentistry.
Educating the 'iGeneration'

Educating the 'iGeneration'

The University of Birmingham's School of Dentistry has developed an undergraduate e-curriculum that embraces modern technology and meets the multimedia learning needs of its students.
Post-graduate dental institution enhances video production capabilities

Post-graduate dental institution enhances video production capabilities

The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI) has partnered with Teresis Media Management Inc., for its in-house video production facilities. Known as Teresis Online, the digital video workflow solution will help LVI to streamline and more efficiently manage its video production processes.
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