Letter: Development of Undergraduate Research Skill: Critical Issue in Evidence-Based Dentistry

Evidence-based dentistry (ebd) is an approach to oral health care which helps to decision making in clinical practice. ebd is an integration of systematic assessments of clinically relevant scientific evidence, relating to the patient's oral and medical condition and history (1). it is a new model for dental education which is designed to increase current research into student education and practice and also help practitioners provide the best care for their patients (2). as part of the future of dental school education in many schools, it is an ideal way of preparing graduates for evidence-based dentistry and subsequent independent practice (3).