Evidence Based Prevention in Dentistry

07/08/2026

HEAL | Your Regression Table Is Not a List of Treatment Targets

Adjusted regression coefficients may look equally important, but one model cannot answer every causal question in the table. John Tay and Upul Cooray explain the Table 2 fallacy.

28/11/2019

Oral diseases are a major global public health problem affecting over 3·5 billion people. However, dentistry has so far been unable to tackle this problem. A fundamentally different approach is now needed.

Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action
Richard G. Watt, Blánaid Daly et al.
The Lancet, 394, 10194, 7 2019

30/10/2019

Evidence suggests that the longevity of life is not caused by health care systems, but mostly by diet, education, daily lifestyle habits and genes. Therefore, health policies can no longer justify heavy spending on health care systems to improve longevity.

29/05/2016

Dental caries declining.... Is it due to dentistry???

16/05/2016

https://twitter.com/CochraneOHG/status/731061861194575872
No evidence to conclude that have an effect on caused by infection at the tooth root

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28/04/2016

This picture changed the way I look at dentistry..It gives a powerful message.
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25/04/2016

Caries prevention in Adult patients with additional risk..

21/04/2016

20/04/2016

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19/04/2016

Tooth brushing advice is one of the basic things that dental teams should be competent with...have you ever looked at the evidence of effectiveness of the the technique you recommend??