Subject

Revision of Current Literature.

  • code 09877
  • course 2
  • term Anual
  • type OB
  • credits 4

Main language of instruction: English

Other languages of instruction: Spanish

Teaching staff

Introduction

Students will learn to make a critical analysis of articles published in major journals in the field of endodontics

Pre-course requirements

No previous requirements

Objectives

- To be aware of the articles recently published in the field of endodontics in the two journals with most impact.

- To understand the articles published.

- To learn to redact a review of an article.

- To be able to discuss a topic, providing quotations from the current literature on the subject.

- To be able to list the controlled and uncontrolled variables of the study

- To know if the statistical method is suitable for that which the author wishes to evaluate

- To be able to enumerate the weaknesses in the methodology

- To be able to provide possible improvements in the methodology used

- To discuss in a coherent way the different methodological options for assessing the item in question

- To assess whether the objectives are consistent with the scale of the work carried out and if they are satisfied

- To critique the introduction and the arguments put forward by the authors of the article - To contribute future studies to continue the research of the authors
- To assess the clinical contribution that the article makes

Evaluation systems and criteria

In person

The final mark is derived from the average marks of the coursework [50%] and the exam [50%].

Bibliography and resources

A review of the articles published in the Journal of endodontics, the International Endodontic Journal and the Dental Traumatology

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