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

National Guideline Clearinghouse

  • Provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • A repository of international clinical guidelines
NICE 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 SIGN

  • Develop evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the NHS in Scotland
  • SIGN have produced their own dental guidelines
ADA ADA
  • Resources to aid dental professionals in clinical decision making 
  • Clinical practice guidelines
  • Also critical summaries and other resources
Royal College of Surgeons RCS
  • Clinical guidelines from the Faculty of Dental Surgery
  • Also links to endorsed guidelines produced by individual specialty societies