CBDM MIDTERM EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT
NEWLY UPDATED 2025\2026
Q: What is sensitivity?
A: Sensitivity is the proportion of patients with disease who test positive. ✔✔
Q: What are the three parts of evidence-based dentistry (EBD)?
A: The three parts of EBD are:
1. Patient values/circumstances
2. Best evidence
3. Clinical judgement ✔✔
Q: What is confirmation bias?
A: Confirmation bias occurs when people tend to believe what they hear from the news or
friends instead of seeking actual evidence. ✔✔
Q: What are the types of questions for EBD?
A: The types of questions are:
1. Prevalence – What is the frequency?
2. Etiology/risk – What causes the problem?
3. Diagnosis – Does a person have it?
4. Therapy – What is the best treatment?
5. Prognosis – Who will get the problem?
6. Phenomena – What are the concerns? ✔✔
, Q: What is the evidence pyramid?
A: The evidence pyramid is a diagram illustrating evidence-based information, showing the
potential quality of information, the amount available, and the amount of searching required to
find evidence. ✔✔
Q: Where should you NOT search for evidence?
A: You should not search in:
Google Scholar
Medline (in PubMed)
EBACOHOST
CINAHL ✔✔
Q: What are some important facts about PubMed?
A: In PubMed, articles may not be in Medline yet, and you should use MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings) terms for more refined searches. ✔✔
Q: What is Medline?
A: Medline is a database containing health subjects. ✔✔
Q: What are MeSH terms?
A: MeSH terms are national library of medicine medical subject headings that help in filtering
articles and are similar to a thesaurus. They are used in Medline and PubMed to enhance search
accuracy. ✔✔
Q: Why are clinical queries used in PubMed?
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT
NEWLY UPDATED 2025\2026
Q: What is sensitivity?
A: Sensitivity is the proportion of patients with disease who test positive. ✔✔
Q: What are the three parts of evidence-based dentistry (EBD)?
A: The three parts of EBD are:
1. Patient values/circumstances
2. Best evidence
3. Clinical judgement ✔✔
Q: What is confirmation bias?
A: Confirmation bias occurs when people tend to believe what they hear from the news or
friends instead of seeking actual evidence. ✔✔
Q: What are the types of questions for EBD?
A: The types of questions are:
1. Prevalence – What is the frequency?
2. Etiology/risk – What causes the problem?
3. Diagnosis – Does a person have it?
4. Therapy – What is the best treatment?
5. Prognosis – Who will get the problem?
6. Phenomena – What are the concerns? ✔✔
, Q: What is the evidence pyramid?
A: The evidence pyramid is a diagram illustrating evidence-based information, showing the
potential quality of information, the amount available, and the amount of searching required to
find evidence. ✔✔
Q: Where should you NOT search for evidence?
A: You should not search in:
Google Scholar
Medline (in PubMed)
EBACOHOST
CINAHL ✔✔
Q: What are some important facts about PubMed?
A: In PubMed, articles may not be in Medline yet, and you should use MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings) terms for more refined searches. ✔✔
Q: What is Medline?
A: Medline is a database containing health subjects. ✔✔
Q: What are MeSH terms?
A: MeSH terms are national library of medicine medical subject headings that help in filtering
articles and are similar to a thesaurus. They are used in Medline and PubMed to enhance search
accuracy. ✔✔
Q: Why are clinical queries used in PubMed?
