EVIDENCE-BASED PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY : CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2006;33(2):269-280.
Published online May 31, 2006.

EVIDENCE-BASED PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY : CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

근거중심 소아치과학의 개념과 응용

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원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to establish the concept of the evidence-based pediatric dentistry and to investigate the application methods of it. The definition of the evidence-based pediatric dentistry was suggested as 'the integration of the best scientific research evidence with the professional expertise of pediatric dentist and the value of pediatric patients and their caregivers in dental practice for the child and adolescent'. The methods of practising evidence-based pediatric dentistry were investigated, the recent conclusions of the evidence-based pediatric dentistry were summarized by topics, the research methods of systemic review and clinical practice guidlines were analyzed, and the individual research methods as randomized controlled trials were investigated. The author proposed increasing the understanding and consensus of the necessity of evidence-based pediatric dentistry, education about the evidence-based pediatric dentistry, computerization of all published articles of Korean pediatrtic dentistry, continuing research and popularization of systemic research and clinical practice guidlines, production of Korea's own evidences of pediatric dentistry, and the improvement of soical environment of pediatric practice.

Key Words: Evidence-based, Pediatric dentistry, Concept, Application