Evidence Based Dentistry Exam 1 | 100% Correct
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According to the American Dental Association, Evidence Based Dentistry is the judicious integration of
which factors? - ✔✔Best scientific evidence, clinical experience, patient preference
T/F -The practice of Evidence-Based Dentistry was developed in the 1980's to close the gap between
scientific knowledge (research) and what is practiced (personal experience). - ✔✔True
What are the five steps to practicing evidence-based dentistry, in the correct order? - ✔✔Question,
Search, Appraise, Act, Evaluate
All of the following are primary sources of evidence except: Case Study, Cochrane Systematic Review,
Case-Control Study, Cohort Study, Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT). - ✔✔Cochrane Systematic Review
T/F - Background Information Resources are sometimes referred to as "digested" or "synthesized"
resources. - ✔✔False, "Digested" or "synthesized" resources are referred to as filtered information
resources, also referred to as secondary evidence.
What is a well-formed clinical question covering the patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome
called? - ✔✔a PICO question
Determination of sensitivity and specificity by comparison to a standard reference is the type of study
used for which category of question? - ✔✔Diagnosis
Which of the following are a primary source of evidence? Popular media, "Textbooks, encyclopedias, and
other authoritative references", Reviews, and Original research. - ✔✔Original Research
What is an example of a secondary source of evidence? - ✔✔Reviews
What is a tertiary source of evidence? - ✔✔Textbooks, encyclopedias, and other authoritative references
, T/F - As a result of the manufacturers' failure to prove the safety of breast implants there was an
epidemic of women with connective tissue disease, which was caused by the placement of breast
implants. - ✔✔False
T/F - Systematic error is error due to chance with the variation going in either direction. - ✔✔False,
Systematic error is error due to bias with the variation going in one direction.
T/F - External validity is the degree to which conclusions correctly describe what happened in the study. -
✔✔False, External validity is the degree to which these conclusions are appropriate when applied
outside the study.
Which of these is not an Example of an exposure? Cigarette smoking, Asbestos, Tooth loss, Vitamin D,
Exercise. - ✔✔Tooth loss
Which of these are examples of an outcome? Tooth loss, Death, Cancer recurrence, Quality of life, Bone
loss. - ✔✔All of the above
All of the following are examples of items reported in descriptive research except: Correlation,
Prevalence, Relative risk, Means, Incidence. - ✔✔Relative risk, Descriptive research is used to describe
characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It does not answer questions about
how/when/why the characteristics occurred.
Which of the following are examples of items reported in analytical research? Relative risk, Odds ratio,
Correlation, Frequency. - ✔✔Relative risk, Odds ratio
T/F - A randomized controlled clinical trial is an example of experimental design. - ✔✔True, Experimental
design is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.
T/F - A case-control study is an example of experimental design. - ✔✔False, a case-control study is always
retrospective because it starts with an outcome then traces back to investigate exposures.
All of the following are potential sources of bias except: Limiting selection of study subjects, Investigator
conflict of interest, Random error, Paying subjects large sums of money for participation. - ✔✔Random
error
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
According to the American Dental Association, Evidence Based Dentistry is the judicious integration of
which factors? - ✔✔Best scientific evidence, clinical experience, patient preference
T/F -The practice of Evidence-Based Dentistry was developed in the 1980's to close the gap between
scientific knowledge (research) and what is practiced (personal experience). - ✔✔True
What are the five steps to practicing evidence-based dentistry, in the correct order? - ✔✔Question,
Search, Appraise, Act, Evaluate
All of the following are primary sources of evidence except: Case Study, Cochrane Systematic Review,
Case-Control Study, Cohort Study, Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT). - ✔✔Cochrane Systematic Review
T/F - Background Information Resources are sometimes referred to as "digested" or "synthesized"
resources. - ✔✔False, "Digested" or "synthesized" resources are referred to as filtered information
resources, also referred to as secondary evidence.
What is a well-formed clinical question covering the patient, intervention, comparison, and outcome
called? - ✔✔a PICO question
Determination of sensitivity and specificity by comparison to a standard reference is the type of study
used for which category of question? - ✔✔Diagnosis
Which of the following are a primary source of evidence? Popular media, "Textbooks, encyclopedias, and
other authoritative references", Reviews, and Original research. - ✔✔Original Research
What is an example of a secondary source of evidence? - ✔✔Reviews
What is a tertiary source of evidence? - ✔✔Textbooks, encyclopedias, and other authoritative references
, T/F - As a result of the manufacturers' failure to prove the safety of breast implants there was an
epidemic of women with connective tissue disease, which was caused by the placement of breast
implants. - ✔✔False
T/F - Systematic error is error due to chance with the variation going in either direction. - ✔✔False,
Systematic error is error due to bias with the variation going in one direction.
T/F - External validity is the degree to which conclusions correctly describe what happened in the study. -
✔✔False, External validity is the degree to which these conclusions are appropriate when applied
outside the study.
Which of these is not an Example of an exposure? Cigarette smoking, Asbestos, Tooth loss, Vitamin D,
Exercise. - ✔✔Tooth loss
Which of these are examples of an outcome? Tooth loss, Death, Cancer recurrence, Quality of life, Bone
loss. - ✔✔All of the above
All of the following are examples of items reported in descriptive research except: Correlation,
Prevalence, Relative risk, Means, Incidence. - ✔✔Relative risk, Descriptive research is used to describe
characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied. It does not answer questions about
how/when/why the characteristics occurred.
Which of the following are examples of items reported in analytical research? Relative risk, Odds ratio,
Correlation, Frequency. - ✔✔Relative risk, Odds ratio
T/F - A randomized controlled clinical trial is an example of experimental design. - ✔✔True, Experimental
design is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.
T/F - A case-control study is an example of experimental design. - ✔✔False, a case-control study is always
retrospective because it starts with an outcome then traces back to investigate exposures.
All of the following are potential sources of bias except: Limiting selection of study subjects, Investigator
conflict of interest, Random error, Paying subjects large sums of money for participation. - ✔✔Random
error
