The June issue of the CDA Journal covers various topics related to evidence-based dentistry. This is the first of a two-part issue.

Evidence-based Dentistry: Fundamentals for the Dentist
This article explains the fundamentals of evidence-based dentistry for the dentist.
Janet Bauer, DDS, MSEd, MSPH, MBA; Francesco Chiappelli, PhD; Sue Spackman, DDS; Paolo Prolo, MD; and Richard Stevenson, DDS

The Challenges of Transferring Evidence-Based Dentistry into Practice
Barriers against the implementation of evidence-based care are examined, and possible solutions are presented.
Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD

Clinical Evidence and Evidence-based Dental Treatment of Special Populations: Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
This paper demonstrates the use of a simple in-house questionnaire for evaluating the patients’ ability to tell the dentist his or her needs and wants accurately.
Francesco Chiappelli, PhD; Ercolano Manfrini, MD; Myeshia Edgerton, MS; Monica Rosenblum; Kristine D. Cajulis; and Paolo Prolo, MD

Evidence-based Practice of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
Specific disease entities commonly managed by oral pathologists and oral medicine practitioners are discussed in this article with recommendations for future scientific studies that can serve as a framework for evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Lewis Roy Eversole, DDS, MSD, MA

Impressions/
Lasers: Slowly Being Accepted

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It’s Not Ruff Detecting Caries
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS

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