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Evidence for up-to-date clinical dental practice – a review of 10 years of the Cochrane Oral Health Group 30 th -31 st May 2006, Manchester Cochrane Oral Health Group - 10 years on. Own logo. Review of 10 years. Cochrane Oral Health Group.

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  1. Evidence for up-to-date clinical dental practice – a review of 10 years of the Cochrane Oral Health Group30th-31st May 2006, ManchesterCochrane Oral Health Group - 10 years on Own logo Review of 10 years

  2. Cochrane Oral Health Group Include all randomised controlled trials of oral health broadly conceived to include the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of oral, dental and craniofacial diseases and disorders

  3. Oral Health Group: Background Aug ‘96 UK Base established Dec ‘96 Part-time Co-ordinator appointed Mar ‘97 New reviews underway July ‘97 Funding secured Feb ‘98 Official opening May ’06 10 year symposium

  4. Bill Shaw Helen Worthington Jayne Harrison Jan Clarkson Marco Esposito Ian Needleman Paul Coulthard Valeria Marinho Anne-Marie Glenny Lee Hooper Editors

  5. Editorial Base Staff • Review Group Co-ordinator • Trials Search Co-ordinator (P/T) • Administrator • Lecturer in Evidence Based Oral Health Care • Senior Research Fellow (Jan 06)

  6. Achievements • Worldwide network of 624 members from 40 countries • International panel of referees • Set up OHG Trials Register (approx 20,000 entries) • Established handsearching programme • Input into NICE, HTA, SIGN, vCOHI & ADA • NIDCR award

  7. Funding • Base- salaries (DoH) • NIDCR • Italian Government • NICE • DoH UK (vCOHI)

  8. NIDCR Funded Project • To undertake • New reviews on treatment of oral cancer • Update/new reviews on oral care for patients with cancer • First NIH funding of Cochrane Reviews • Unusual to fund group totally outside US

  9. Progress of Oral Health Group

  10. Number of Reviews by Collaborative Review Groups (CRGs)

  11. Status of OHG Reviews (The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, April 2006) • 52 reviews published • 9 reviews out with referees • 69 protocols published • 14 protocols out with referees • 34 titles registered

  12. Systematic review • Structured process involving several steps: • Well formulated question • Comprehensive data search • Unbiased selection and abstraction process • Critical appraisal of data • Synthesis of data

  13. OHG Editorial Process • Register title • Prepare protocol • Editorial and external review of protocol • Protocol entered on Cochrane Library • Identify trials • Complete systematic review • Peer review of systematic review • Systematic review entered on Library • Regularly updated

  14. Title [Intervention] for [disease] in [patients] • Treating periodontal disease for preventing preterm birth in pregnant women • Surgical techniques for the removal of mandibular wisdom teeth

  15. Objectives • To assess the effects of treating periodontal disease in pregnant women in order to prevent preterm birth, with the primary aim of reducing fetal, infant, childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality. • To compare the relative benefits and risks of different surgical techniques for removing mandibular wisdom teeth.

  16. Criteria for considering studies for this review • Types of studies • Types of participants • Types of intervention • Types of outcome measures

  17. Search methods for identification of studies • Searched databases • Language • Unpublished studies • Handsearching

  18. Methods of the review • Study selection • Quality assessment • Data extraction • Data synthesis

  19. Potential conflict of interest

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