Where should I search for evidence?

3. Guidelines

There are a number of sources where you can search for guidelines and clinical recommendations which are based on the current best evidence.

National Guideline Clearinghouse		Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services A repository of international clinical guidelines
NICE		Produce evidence based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners Not much for dentists, but other medical guidance may be helpful
SIGN		Develop evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the NHS in Scotland SIGN have produced their own dental guidelines
ADA		Resources to aid dental professionals in clinical decision making  Clinical practice guidelines Also critical summaries and other resources
Royal College of Surgeons		Clinical guidelines from the Faculty of Dental Surgery Also links to endorsed guidelines produced by individual specialty societies