DENT572 Dental Research for Honours

Overview

An original piece of scientific enquiry relevant to Dentistry using recognised research methodologies and leading to the production of a research report.

About this paper

Limited to

BDS(Hons)

Notes

This paper will begin four weeks prior to Semester 1 of the 5th year.

Contact

dent.undergraduate@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Course Coordinator:

Associate Professor Haizal Hussaini

Textbooks

Brunette D.R. Critical thinking: Understanding and Evaluating Dental Research. Chicago, USA: Quintessence Publishing Co., 2007.

Giannobile W.V., Burt B.A., Genco R.J. Clinical Research in Oral Health. Ames, Iowa, USA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Greenhalgh T. How to Read a Paper. The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine. London, UK: BMJ Publishing Group, 1997.

Lessaffre E., Feine, J, Leroux, B, Declerck, D. Statistical and Methodological Aspects of Oral Health Research. Chichester, UK: Wiley & Sons, 2009.

Levenstein S.D. Encyclopedia of Dentistry Research. New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers, 2012.

Porta M.S., Greenland S., Last J.M. A Dictionary of Epidemiology. New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2008.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

By the end of the DENT 572 paper students are expected to demonstrate the ability to:

• Understand Māori and Pacific contexts to research
• Critically analyse the literature relevant to a dental research problem and research topic
• Demonstrate understanding of the research process as it relates to planning, methodology, and conducting research within ethical guidelines
• Engage in interprofessional scholarly research discussion
• Communicate and discuss research findings in an academic manner through written and oral presentations.

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