Call for papers - Evidence-based dentistry

Guest Editors

Yubin Cao, MD, DDS, PhD, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, China
Fang Hua, BDS, MSc, PhD, Wuhan University, China
Rohit Kunnath Menon, BDS, MDS, MFDS, PhD, Ajman University, UAE

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 1 May 2025

BMC Oral Health invites researchers to contribute to our new Collection, Evidence-based dentistry. This Collection seeks to showcase cutting-edge research, encompassing a wide range of topics including intervention evaluation, evidence synthesis, and the translation of research into clinical practice. We welcome submissions that contribute to the advancement of evidence-based approaches in dental care, ultimately aiming to enhance patient outcomes and promote equitable access to high-quality dental services.

New Content Item This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Yubin Cao, MD, DDS, PhD, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, China

Dr Yubin Cao is an Attending Physician, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the West China Medical Center of Sichuan University in Chengdu, China. He currently serves as the vice chairman of the Youth Committee of the Evidence-based Medicine Specialized Committee of Sichuan Medical Association. He held the funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province, and Sichuan University's West China Hospital of Stomatology. He has participated in the editing of Evidence-Based Dentistry (3rd edition). Additionally, Dr Cao has published more than 30 papers as the first author or corresponding author in journals indexed by Science Citation Index including Cochrane Database Systemic Reviews, BMC Medicine, Journal of Dental Research, etc.

Fang Hua, BDS, MSc, PhD, Wuhan University, China

Dr Fang Hua is an Associate Professor in Orthodontics, working as the Executive Deputy Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Stomatology, Deputy Director of the Clinical Research Centre Office, as well as the Head of the Centre for Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry at School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University. Additionally, he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at Division of Dentistry, The University of Manchester, the President-elect of IADR Evidence-based Dentistry Network, as well as an Editorial Board Member with the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, Journal of Orthodontics, and BMC Oral Health.

Rohit Kunnath Menon, BDS, MDS, MFDS, PhD, Ajman University, UAE

Dr Rohit Kunnath Menon is an Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics at the College of Dentistry, Ajman University, UAE. His academic experience has taken him to work in four countries. His current role comprises of undergraduate and postgraduate clinical and research supervision. He is currently the representative of the IADR Education Research Group from the Middle East Region, examiner for specialist credentialling examinations at the Ministry of Health and Prevention, UAE, and chair of the committee on innovation and compassion in teaching and learning in the College of Dentistry. His research focuses on evidence-based dentistry, AI-based clinical decision support systems, and educational innovations in dentistry.

About the Collection

BMC Oral Health is pleased to announce our upcoming Collection, Evidence-based dentistry. Evidence-based dentistry is a crucial approach to clinical decision-making, integrating the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. This Collection aims to gather research that advances the understanding and application of evidence-based dentistry, encompassing topics such as interventions, outcomes, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines, as well as dissemination and implementation.

It is important to continue advancing our collective understanding to ensure that dental care is grounded in the most robust evidence available, leading to improved patient outcomes and quality of care. Recent advances in this area have highlighted the importance of rigorous study designs, such as RCTs, in evaluating the efficacy of dental interventions. Furthermore, the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines has provided valuable frameworks for guiding dental practice and promoting standardized, high-quality care.

We invite submissions that explore various aspects of evidence-based dental research and practice, including but not limited to:

Evidence-based evaluation of dental interventions
Synthesis of evidence through systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Translation of research findings into clinical practice
Development and implementation of evidence-based clinical guidelines
Assessment of the methodology and dissemination of clinical dental research

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select Evidence-based dentistry from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.