eviDent dental practice based research network is an exciting initiative of the Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch Inc and the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre. eviDent aims to encourage relationships between practitioners and academic researchers. By building research capacity to produce and use evidence, eviDent facilitates and supports dental practices to produce and disseminate evidence which can translate into practice and inform policy. eviDent is committed to addressing issues of importance and relevance to ADAVB members, industry and research institutions.