Scientific Research and Evidence-Based Oral Health
Investigação Científica e Medicina Dentária Baseada na Evidência
Curse code:9548118
João Eduardo da Fonseca de Freitas Dias
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
It is essential that the Dentist is well informed about the latest developments in Dentistry. Most of this information is published in articles from specialty journals that grow exponentially. Much of the evidence produced does not contribute to true knowledge growth due to the poor quality of the evidence. Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) should provide the Dentist with this information as it seeks to restructure how one should think about clinical problems. EBD practice means integrating individual clinical experience with the best available external clinical evidence resulting from systematic research so that the future Dentist is able to critically analyse, evaluate, and interpret a scientific paper using the guidelines for a systematic analysis and, finally, determine the relevance and usefulness of this for its future clinical practice.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to the methodology of scientific thought.
- Scientific research in biological sciences.
- Research method and methodology.
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research.
- Descriptive, Experimental and Correlational Research.
- Generic steps of a research project.
- Essential steps of an investigation.
- Bibliographic searches.
- Types of scientific information (primary and secondary).
- General layout of a scientific paper.
- Bibliographical Reviews (narrative review and systematic review).
- Meta analysis.
- Critical assessment of systematic reviews.
- Experimental design. Types of clinical trials: observational and experimental.
- Measures of association in clinical studies.
- Evidence Based Dentistry (MDBE).
- Evidence Levels.
- Critical appraisal of scientific literature.
- Populations and sampling.
- Choice of variables.
- Statistics.
- Scientific production Presentation.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Hulley S, Cummings S, Browner W, Kluwer W (2013) Designing Clinical Research. 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. ISBN 978-1-4698-40536.
- Greenhalgh T (1997) “How to read a paper. The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine”. BMJ Puhlishing Group, London. ISBN 0-7279-1578-9.
- Richards D. Clarkson J, Matthews D, Niederman R (2008) Evidence-based Dentistry: Managing Information for Better Practice. Quintessencials Pub co. ISBN-13: 978-1-85097-126-9.
- Bailey DM, Company DAV (1997) Research for the Health Professional – A practical Guide. Philadelphia. ISBN 0-8036-0151-4.
- Estrela C (2005) Metodologia científica: ciência; ensino; pesquisa. 2ª ed., São Paulo, Artes Médicas. ISBN 85-7404-046-0.