Answering Clinical Questions Using Evidence-based Methods

Since 1998, students at the University of Toronto have been assigned to work in small groups to identify, find, critically appraise, synthesize, and communicate the evidence to support clinical decision-making.

Usually the questions have been raised by dentists who have sent them into various professional bodies. Other questions are derived by the instructors from what seem to be current issues in dental practice.

The students have all passed a course in Clinical Epidemiology and each group is helped by a trained facilitator. Each group presents its findings to other groups and prepares a written report. This site contains the written reports completed since 2005.