Endodontics Reseach III
Main language of instruction: English
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish,
Head instructor
Dr. Juan Gonzalo OLIVIERI - jgolivieri@uic.es
Office hours
Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
This topic integrates practically most of the necessary skills to get started in the field of research and assessed in an integrated manner the necessary skills to join later a doctoral program.
English medium level
Computer skills basic level
To learn to start a protocol for in vitro research, clinical or experimentral approved by the relevant committees according to the characteristics of each protocol.
Define the main concepts of research in health sciences.
Describe the different phases of the research process.
Distinguish between models of quantitative and qualitative research, identifying the main advantages and limitations of both models.
Structuring an appropriate strategy for literature search in major databases related to health sciences.
Access to documentary sources identified in the literature search, downloading the full documents for evaluation.
Critically evaluate scientific literature found.
Describe the basic concepts related to measurement variables and obtaining quantitative data.
Describe the different methods of obtaining quantitative data and identify them in published studies.
Identify the different types of scientific papers, structure and characteristics and rules of publishing them.
Write a scientific summary for the preliminary presentation of results at conferences and congresses, as well as to develop an oral and / or poster.
Ongoing continuation of the research project.
During the second year and before finishing the third year, residents must develop a research proposal or draft by their own (some cooperation of the teachers is allowed). The student at this moment has acquired the enough experience and knowledge for starting a research study (bibliographic research ability, seek the lack of information in the literature, methodological concepts, etc.). Once evaluated and approved by the masters director and the coordinator of endodontic research this study can be carried out by the same student or assign the study for the incoming first year residents.
It is expected that all the students submit to the annual national endodontic association (AEDE) meeting or biannual European Endodontic congress (ESE) their preliminary research findings for presentation in the form of oral or poster communication as considered adequate by the program director.
Results and the final draft of this research project must be presented in the June 15th (Exact data is determined every year according to calendar). The quality of the final research should be good enough for submission for publication in respected dental journals, such as the IEJ, JOE or national journals. Thus a paper corresponding to the final draft data must be submitted to the considered more appropriate paper of the JCR list.