International evidence-based conference meets at ADA

The 3rd International Conference on Evidence-Based Dentistry, “Managing Dental Health in a Connected World,” was held May 4 at ADA Headquarters.

The conference focused on the dissemination of evidence-based information and research and emphasized clinical decision support.

Dr. Michael G. Newman, editor of the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, introduced the conference which featured keynote speaker Sebastian J. Vos, a vice president of Elsevier Inc., an Amsterdam-based publisher of science and health information.

Other speakers included Dr. Philippe Hujoel, a professor at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine; Darlene M. Mednick, Ph.D.; vice president and chief pharmacy officer at Touchstone Health Partnership; Nancy Davis, Ph.D., director, National Institute for Quality Improvement and Education; Claudia Luciak-Donsberger, Ph.D., Dr. Janet Clarkson, Cochrane Institute; Dr. George Merijohn, a periodontist who practices EBD in San Francisco; and Dr. Robert Ahlstrom, member, ADA National Health Information Infrastructure Task Force.

Shawna L. Mercer from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mary Anne Hochadel, editor of Gold Standard, served as the afternoon keynote speakers.

The conference was cosponsored by the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice and supported by an educational grant from Procter & Gamble.

For more information, visit www.ada.org/goto/ebdconf or call the toll-free number, Ext. 2519.聽