attitudes of dentists and dental students toward evidence-based medicine, isfahan province

Background: evidence based medicine (ebm) is a progressing field of patient management with extensive advantages in dentistry.aim: the present study was conducted with aim to assess the attitudes of dentists and dental students in isfahan province, iran, towards ebm.method: this cross-sectional study was performed on 260 participants using the online version of the evidence-based practice attitude scale (ebpas) questionnaire. university, year of study, gender, age, and participation in previous ebm course were also recorded. data were analyzed by spss software (version 22) and t-test, anova, and pearson correlation. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.results: the mean of the total attitude score was 85.27±12.57. no significant difference was found between students and graduates, or among the three universities (p>0.05). participants with previous participation in ebm course had a more positive attitude compared with others (p=0.001).implications for practice: despite the high mean score of evidence-based attitude among students and graduates, last two-year students and graduates had poor use and familiarity with this approach in practice, so continuous and correct training is recommended.