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Finding evidence-based resources

Background Information

Gathering background information, or "presearch" is a crucial part of information gathering.  Reference books are a great source of background information.  Suggested resources for background information include:

  • Your course textbooks
  • Other dental reference books. 

Also try Databases that cross-search books:

Best Bets for Finding Scholarly Articles

Build Your Search Strategy

Before you begin searching in large article databases such as CINAHL or PubMed, be sure to create an effective search strategy to obtain optimal results.  Please download the Building a Search Strategy Worksheet.