Presentation Date
Winter 12-19-2025
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Description
This presentation is designed for Dental Services Journal Club attendees as Session 2 of an article‑based workshop series on clinical scholarship, featuring three exemplar systematic reviews and meta-analyses on endodontic restoration: Naumann 2018 (ferrule effect in post-and-core restorations), Tsintsadze 2024 (survival rates of glass-fiber vs metal posts), and Batista 2020 (ferrule effect on fiber-reinforced composite post-and-core failure). The session teaches participants how to distinguish between systematic review and meta-analysis, apply PICO framework for formulating clinical questions, evaluate study design and methodological rigor (risk of bias assessment, inclusion/exclusion criteria, follow-up duration), interpret results and heterogeneity (I² statistic, confidence intervals), and understand the clinical implications for evidence-based endodontic practice and restoration decision-making
Document Type
Presentation
Conference/Presentation Location
Dental Services Journal Club, UNM Health Sciences Center, December 19, 2025
Language
English
Keywords
Clinical scholarship, dental journal club, systematic review, meta-analysis, PICO framework, critical appraisal
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Medical Education | Medical Sciences
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Sponsors
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (UNM HSLIC)
Rights
Copyright 2025 by Evelyn Wang. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Wang, E. (2025, December 19). Powering Up Clinical Scholarship in Dental Journal Club: Article Review Session 2. Dental Services Journal Club, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center.
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Comments
This presentation uses three endodontic systematic reviews and meta-analyses as teaching cases to help dental services clinicians practice structured appraisal of SR/MA methodology, compare study designs and quality assessment tools (Cochrane risk-of-bias, Jadad scale), understand meta-analytic synthesis and heterogeneity assessment, and strengthen their ability to apply evidence in clinical decision-making for endodontic restoration. Session also introduces CTSC biostatistics consultation services and dental-specific PubMed search strategies for post-and-core and ferrule effect research.