Evidence-practice gap for in-office fluoride application in a dental practice-based research network

Evidence-based use of fluoride in contemporary pediatric dental practice.

Fluoride is an important and effective means of reducing the caries incidence in children. Multiple fluoride products are available to dentists for use with their patients at risk for dental caries. The purposes of this paper are to: (1) review clinically salient evidence, primarily systematic reviews and meta-analyses, for the effectiveness of fluoride options and, where possible, combinations...

Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network

Background: The General Dental Services (GDS) contract of 1990 formalised the provision of emergency, out-of-hours treatment for NHS patients. If contacted outside normal surgery hours by a registered patient the GDP is required to offer advice and reassurance by telephone or to reopen the surgery. If seen out of hours, the GDP is paid a recalled dental attendance fee for re-opening the surgery...

Dentists’ Dietary Perception and Practice Patterns in a Dental Practice-Based Research Network

BACKGROUND Dental caries are largely preventable, and epidemiological evidence for a relationship between diet and oral health is abundant. To date, however, dentists' perceptions about the role of diet and dentists' practice patterns regarding diet counseling have not been clarified. OBJECTIVE THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO: (1) examine discordance between dentists' perception of the imp...

A Reflection on Research, Theory, Evidence-based Practice, and Quality Improvement

Dentists’ practice patterns regarding caries prevention: results from a dental practice-based research network

OBJECTIVE The purposes of this study were to (1) quantify dentists' practice patterns regarding caries prevention and (2) test the hypothesis that certain dentists' characteristics are associated with these practice patterns. DESIGN The study used a cross-sectional study design consisting of a questionnaire survey. PARTICIPANTS The study queried dentists who worked in outpatient dental prac...