Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review

Course Code
MPD611
Course Title
Pediatric Dentistry Literature Review
Course Description

This course is comprised of review done by the student under the supervision of teaching staff to expand their knowledge in different aspects of pediatric dental journal experimental literature that will be useful in the clinical applications. This course is designed to give the student the chance to carry out the basic principles for literature searching and guides students regarding the methodology of information collection. The students will also learn the proper scientific way of writing a review paper and they will develop an understanding of how evidence-based research literature is structured and analyzed. Students are assigned journals/articles/chapters to abstract and present to the group. These presentations are followed by an in-depth group discussion on that particular topic in pediatric dentistry. During this course, students read and discuss advanced literature publishing techniques such as meta – analysis and systematic reviews in classic and current literature that is recommended for appropriate preparation for the Membership Examination of the Royal College of Surgeons UK. Residents will develop an understanding of how evidence-based research literature is structured and analyzed with insight into research protocol writing.

Prerequisites
None
Credits
1
Course Type
Theory
Offered
Spring