Evaluation of scientific literature, promoting the delivery of evidence-based care, became the
focus of a group of dental hygiene colleagues. The “Journal Study Club”(JSC) was …

80 The Journal of Dental Hygiene Volume 83 Issue 2 Spring 2009 by education, research,
and service to the community. However, the primary mission of dental hygiene programs has …

Although remarkable growth has occurred in the dental hygiene research arena, an
increased emphasis on research development will facilitate the designation of dental …

The North American Dental Hygiene Research Conference was held on June 15–17, 2009,
in Bethesda, Md. The 3–day conference provided an opportunity for dental hygiene …

The 3rd North American/Global Dental Hygiene Research Conference,“Beyond the
Boundaries: Discovery, Innovation and Transformation,” was held from October 16 to 18 …

Dental hygiene, as an emerging profession, needs to increase the number of intervention
studies that identify improvements in oral health outcomes for clients. Historically, dental …

Background The authors describe an educational program designed to prepare practicing
dentists to engage in practice-based research in their practices—a trend receiving more …

Published: March 31, 2017 Keeping up with the current progressions in practicing dental
hygiene includes knowing about and using Evidence-Based-Dentistry (EBD). As a dental …

Evidence-based practice has been making gains since 1992. It describes an
interdisciplinary process where best research evidence is integrated with clinical …

The application of knowledge is fundamental to human problem solving. In health
disciplines, knowledge utilization commonly manifests through evidence‐based decision …