Evidence-Based Concepts

Specialty Association Databases

Not all guidelines or position statements are published as an article in a journal indexed by PubMed. Don’t assume if it’s not in PubMed it doesn’t exist. This emphasizes the importance of checking more than one database. For example, if your question involves children, check the AAPD website.

• AAP (American Academy of Periodontology) – New Perio Classification System www.perio.org
• Consensus Papers/Clinical Recommendations: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1002/19433670.aap-clin-sci-papers
• AAPD (American Association of Pediatric Dentistry) Policies and Recommendations:http://www.aapd.org/policies/
• AAE (American Association of Endodontists) Guidelines and Position Statements: https://www.aae.org/specialty/clinical-resources/guidelines-position-statements/
• CDHA (Canadian Dental Hygienists Association ) Guidelines and Position Statements: https://www.cdha.ca/cdha/The_Profession_folder/Resources_folder/Position_Papers_Statements__Standards_folder/CDHA/The_Profession/
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• AHA (American Heart Association) Guidelines and Position Statements: http://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/infective-endocarditis
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Foralhealth%2Findex.htm