Abstract

MONTANO RODRIGUEZ, Sandra Lucia; UZEDA SALGUERO, Martha  and  RODRIGUEZ CLAVIJO, Limber. Evidence-based practice: knowledge, perceptions, and behavior of first year dental students. Gac Med Bol [online]. 2021, vol.44, n.1, pp.57-63. ISSN 1012-2966.

Evidence-based Dentistry allows clinical decisions based on current research supported by the best available evidence, integrating the clinical experience, with the preferences and needs of the patients. Objective: the objective of this article was to determine the initial state of knowledge, attitudes, access, and confidence about the principles of  Evidence Based on Practice of first-year students at Dental School at the San Simón University. Methods: descriptive, prospective cross-sectional study that applied the KACE form validated by Hendricson in 2012, consists of 35 items divided into four categories: Knowledge, Attitudes, Access, Confidence. Results: the students who participated (n=239) registered in Knowledge category 62.76% correct answers about case study knowledge. In Attitudes category 67.37 % indicated they agree with the evidence-based patient care. Access to Evidence category 40.17% of the students’ access textbooks in search of information; Confidence category in critical evaluation skill 45.61% indicated having some confidence about the adequacy of the sample size. Conclusion: according to the results, the training of knowledge about Practice Based Dentistry should be deepened. Regarding attitudes, the results indicate student interest; in access to evidence, students registered a fair value in confidence in critical assessment.

Keywords : evidence-based dentistry; evidence-based practice; dental education.

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