Feller, LiviuLemmer, JohanNemutandani, Mbulaheni SimonBallyram, RaoulKhammissa, Razia Abdool Gafaar2021-06-072021-06-072020Feller, L, Lemmer, J & Nemutandani, MS 2020, 'Judgment and decision-making in clinical dentistry', Journal of International Medical Research, vol. 48, no. 11, pp. 1-10.0300-0605 (print)0300-0605 (online)10.1177/0300060520972877http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80221The development of clinical judgment and decision-making skills is complex, requiring clinicians— whether students, novices, or experienced practitioners—to correlate information from their own experience; from discussions with colleagues; from attending professional meetings, conferences and congresses; and from studying the current literature. Feedback from treated cases will consolidate retention in memory of the complexities and management of past cases, and the conversion of this knowledge base into daily clinical practice. The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss factors related to clinical judgment and decision-making in clinical dentistry and how both narrative, intuitive, evidence-based data-driven information and statistical approaches contribute to the global process of gaining clinical expertise.en© The Author(s) 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.Clinical judgmentDental educationCognitive executive functionDecision-making in dentistryClinical practiceNarrative reviewArticle