How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Your Clinical Decision Making, Excerpt 7 Chapter 2: Searching for the Best Oral Health Evidence: Strategies, Tips, and Resources Elizabeth Stellrecht, M.L.S., and H. Austin Booth, M.L.I.S., M.A. In This Chapter: • General Tips for Searching Electronic Resources • Searching Workflow • Resources • Comprehensive Resources • Summaries and Guidelines • Preappraised Resources • Journals • Nonpreappraised Resources • Citation Managers • Gray Literature • Patient Information Resources Abbreviation Key: ADA – American Dental Association CENTRAL – Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials CDSR – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews DARE – Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects EBD – evidence-based dentistry EBM – evidence-based medicine EMMeT – Elsevier Merged Medical Taxonomy FDA – U.S. Food and Drug Administration GRADE – Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations JADA – Journal of the American Dental Association JEBDP – Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice MeSH – Medical Subject Headings NCBI – National Center for Biotechnology Information NGC – National Guideline Clearinghouse PICO – population, intervention, comparison, outcomes POEMs – Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters SORT – strength of recommendation taxonomy TRUST – Transparency and Rigor Using Standards of Trustworthiness