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We are living in the information age, bombarded from every side by bits and bytes of information. How do we know how good any of it is? One of the aims of Evidence-Based Dentistry is to help the practitioner identify the best evidence. Therefore, we identify here the differing levels of evidence and explain how we will be using these in the journal in future.
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Richards, D. Not all evidence is created equal — so what is good evidence?. Evid Based Dent 4, 17–18 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ebd.6400160
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