Evidence Based Dentistry Exam 1
According to the American Dental Association, Evidence Based Dentistry is the judicious integration of
which factors? - ANS 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). - ANS True
What are the five steps to practicing evidence-based dentistry, in the correct order? - ANS 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). - ANS Cochrane Systematic Review
T/F - Background Information Resources are sometimes referred to as "digested" or "synthesized"
resources. - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Diagnosis
Which of the following are a primary source of evidence? Popular media, "Textbooks, encyclopedias,
and other authoritative references", Reviews, and Original research. - ANS Original Research
What is an example of a secondary source of evidence? - ANS Reviews
, What is a tertiary source of evidence? - ANS 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. - ANS False
T/F - Systematic error is error due to chance with the variation going in either direction. - ANS 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.
- ANS 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. - ANS Tooth loss
Which of these are examples of an outcome? Tooth loss, Death, Cancer recurrence, Quality of life, Bone
loss. - ANS All of the above
All of the following are examples of items reported in descriptive research except: Correlation,
Prevalence, Relative risk, Means, Incidence. - ANS 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. - ANS Relative risk, Odds ratio
T/F - A randomized controlled clinical trial is an example of experimental design. - ANS True,
Experimental design is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.
According to the American Dental Association, Evidence Based Dentistry is the judicious integration of
which factors? - ANS 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). - ANS True
What are the five steps to practicing evidence-based dentistry, in the correct order? - ANS 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). - ANS Cochrane Systematic Review
T/F - Background Information Resources are sometimes referred to as "digested" or "synthesized"
resources. - ANS 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? - ANS 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? - ANS Diagnosis
Which of the following are a primary source of evidence? Popular media, "Textbooks, encyclopedias,
and other authoritative references", Reviews, and Original research. - ANS Original Research
What is an example of a secondary source of evidence? - ANS Reviews
, What is a tertiary source of evidence? - ANS 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. - ANS False
T/F - Systematic error is error due to chance with the variation going in either direction. - ANS 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.
- ANS 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. - ANS Tooth loss
Which of these are examples of an outcome? Tooth loss, Death, Cancer recurrence, Quality of life, Bone
loss. - ANS All of the above
All of the following are examples of items reported in descriptive research except: Correlation,
Prevalence, Relative risk, Means, Incidence. - ANS 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. - ANS Relative risk, Odds ratio
T/F - A randomized controlled clinical trial is an example of experimental design. - ANS True,
Experimental design is the process of planning a study to meet specified objectives.
