Comprehensive Scientific Literature Review Concerning the Current Evidence Base for Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI)
A comprehensive scientific literature review concerning Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI) by three dental schools in Brasilia, Johannesburg and Sao Paulo will provide an evidence base for MI and aims to assist in the development of evidence based undergraduate MI courses for dental students in the near future.
(PRWEB) May 7, 2005 -- Dental academics and practitioners from three dental
schools in Brasilia, Johannesburg and Sao Paulo have joined hands in order to
search fifteen main databases (including Cochrane Library, PubMed, Lilacs) and
to review English, German, Portuguese and Spanish articles relevant to over 50
individual MI concepts. The review will follow evidence-based principles and,
once completed, will be presented in form of the ‘MI Compendium’ available in
hard copy and on CD-ROM.
Under the title ‘Minimal Intervention: A new
approach in Dentistry -
Evidence based Compendium’, the MI Compendium will
provide a comprehensive evidence base for MI and aims to assist in the
development of an evidence based undergraduate MI course for dental students.
During the scientific review process, collaborating academics will
present review results to individual MI concepts in congresses and symposia.
Since scientific research and developments in dentistry are ongoing, the
MI Compendium will be regularly updated and extended. Information on updates
will be made available online.
For further information visit http://www.midentistry.com/academia.html
MI is a
philosophy of professional care, concerned with the first-occurrence, earliest
detection and earliest possible treatment of disease on micro (molecular)
levels, followed by the most minimal invasive and patient friendly options to
repair irreversible damages caused by such disease. MI aims to empower patients
(through information, skills and motivation) to be in charge of their own oral
health, so that they only require minimal intervention from the dental
profession.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb237302.htm