British dental journal
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British dental journal · Mar 2003
Exploring dental patients' preferred roles in treatment decision-making - a novel approach.
To assess the transferability of the Control Preferences Scale to dental settings and to explore patients' preferred and perceived roles in dental treatment decision-making. ⋯ This exploratory study's findings suggest that dental patients have distinct preferences in relation to treatment decision-making role and that these may not always be met during consultations with their dentist. The Control Preferences Scale appears to be appropriate for use in dental settings.
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British dental journal · Mar 2003
What do readers want from their journal? BDJ readership survey 2002.
In July 2002 a survey was carried out to determine readers' views on the British Dental Journal. A response rate of 59% was achieved. This survey followed similar research carried out in 1992,(1) 1995,(2) 1997(3) and 1999,(4) and the same questions were asked in order to allow comparisons. The full findings of the survey are reported here.
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British dental journal · Mar 2003
Publication bias: raising awareness of a potential problem in dental research.
With the development of evidence-based dentistry it is important to consider how accurate and representative our published pool of evidence is. In this article we will describe publication bias and discuss the causes and potential effects it may have upon the pool of scientific evidence available in dentistry.