| Seq #318 | Saturday, 13 March 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8:00 AM-10:00 AM Hawaii Convention Center 317-B, Hands-on Workshop | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minimizing Bias in Evidence-based Dental Research | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored by: Oral Health Research, IIADR Evidence-based Dentistry Network | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: The decision to base medical practice on evidence is only a few decades old and has now permeated dental research and practice. Evidence-based dentistry has been seen as a positive move toward a more scientific approach to the provision of dental care. With the development of evidence-based dentistry and the information overload that practitioners have it is critical that the consumer consider the accuracy of the pool of evidence. Even more important is the ethical obligation that researchers have to avoid or minimize as much as possible that can invade every step of the scientific process. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the scientific process that creates the body of evidence and identify the areas that are vulnerable to bias and provide recommendations on how bias can be avoided. The primary objectives of this symposium are to 1. Discuss study designs and protocol development that more inherently avoid bias and methods for minimizing eliminating bias in study designs and protocols that are more vulnerable to bias. 2. Identify methods for minimizing bias in the researcher, subject recruitment and calibration. 3. Identify and discuss methods for minimizing bias in data management and statistical analysis. 4. Define and discuss the causes and effects of publication bias and how they can be minimized. The workshop is supported by Dentsply Preventive Inc., Oral-B, Philips Sonicare, and Young Dental Mfg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairperson: C.M. BARNES | ||||||||||||||||||||
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