Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP)

Francesco Chiappelli, PhD, is a Professor in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine and the Division of Associated Clinical Specialties, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California. Among a variety of other professional appointments, he is Honorary President of the Brazilian Society of EBD/CER, an Evidence Reviewer and Champion in Evidence-Based Dentistry for the American Dental Association, Visiting Professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Brazil, and Director of the International Forum for Evidence-Based Decisions and Comparative Effectiveness Research. Professor Chiappelli is also a past Chair of the Science Information Committee of the American Association for Dental Research. He is a Co-Editor of Nutrition Bytes and is on the editorial board of a number of other international journals. He is the author of some 150 research papers and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as many book chapters and a number of books.

lt;p>Introduction: Building Communities of Practice in Comparative Effectiveness Research.- Translational Evidence Mechanism: Probability-Utility Model Comparative Effectiveness Research. Implication for Endodontics: Clinically Relevant Complex Systematic Reviews in Endodontics: Relevance to Comparative Effectiveness Research and Evidence-Based Clinical Decision-Making.- Efficacy, Effectiveness and Evidence-Based Dental Decision Making: Principles and Practice.- Decision-Making in Endotontics: The Selection of Evidences for Evidence-Based Health Care.- Endodontic Therapy vs. Dental Implant Therapy: Deciding the Best Approach.- The Translation Evidence Mechanism.- Is a Single-Visit Approach for Endodontic Treatment Supported by the Best Available Evidence?- Comparative Effectiveness Research and Evidence-Based Decisions: A New Dimension for Establishing Clinical Relevance in Endodontics for the Next Decades. Evidence-Based Nursing: In Patient Cardiology Practice.- In-Patient Medicine Practice.- Surgical Specialties.- Psychiatry.- Evidence-Based Practice in Transplant Services.- Out Patient and Geriatrics.- Transitional Care.- Conclusion: Applications for Comparative Effectiveness and Efficacy Research and Analysis for Practice (CEERAP) in Developing Patient-Centered Optimal Treatment Interventions in Health Care for the Next Decade.