Assignment: EBDM Worksheet C: Identifying the Evidence

1. Write your PICO question here.

2. Give the citation for your first full-length article in this format: Leverett DH, McHugh WD, Jensen OE. Dental caries and staining after twenty-eight months of rinsing with stannous fluoride or sodium fluoride. J. Dent. Res. 1986, 65:424-427.

A. Identify the study design of this article using the definitions from the narrated PowerPoint.
B. What is the level of evidence of the study using the numerical pyramid scheme from the PowerPoint?
C. Is the study design and level of evidence appropriate for your PICO question? If you answered no, why did you choose the article?

3. Give the citation for your second full-length article in this format: Leverett DH, McHugh WD, Jensen OE. Dental caries and staining after twenty-eight months of rinsing with stannous fluoride or sodium fluoride. J. Dent. Res. 1986, 65:424-427.

A. Identify the study design of this article using the definitions from the narrated PowerPoint.
B. What is the level of evidence of the study using the numerical pyramid scheme from the PowerPoint?
C. Is the study design and level of evidence appropriate for your PICO question? If you answered no, why did you choose the article?

4. Give the citation for your third full-length article in this format: Leverett DH, McHugh WD, Jensen OE. Dental caries and staining after twenty-eight months of rinsing with stannous fluoride or sodium fluoride. J. Dent. Res. 1986, 65:424-427.

A. Identify the study design of this article using the definitions from the narrated PowerPoint.
B. What is the level of evidence of the study using the numerical pyramid scheme from the PowerPoint?
C. Is the study design and level of evidence appropriate for your PICO question? If you answered no, why did you choose the article?