Leadership in evidence based dentistry

Janet Clarkson; Helen Worthington

doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.012

Leadership in evidence based dentistry

J Dent. 2019 Aug:87:16-19. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.012. Epub 2019 May 7.

Authors

Janet Clarkson¹, Helen Worthington²

Affiliations

¹ Dental Health Services Research Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK; Cochrane Oral Health, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; NHS Education for Scotland, Dundee Dental Education Centre, Dundee, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: j.e.clarkson@dundee.ac.uk.
² Cochrane Oral Health, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 31075375
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2019.05.012

Abstract

Academic leaders are responsible for a generation of evidence. They must understand research and its synthesis. One of their priorities should be to reduce waste in dental research and improve value by conducting less research, better research and research for the right reasons. This requires the ability to adapt to change, to work collaboratively, as well as having the vision and courage to be innovative when meeting the challenges of improving oral health worldwide in an evidence-based way.

Keywords: Evidence based dentistry; Leadership.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Evidence-Based Dentistry*
Leadership*