Evaluation of the themes chosen for the dissertation of the Integrated Master’s Degree of the Children’s Oral Health and Prevention Service, at IUCS-CESPU

Mariana Azevedo; Maria João  Ferreira; Juliana Cantante; Ana Catarina Oliveira; Ana Paula Lobo; Primavera Sousa-Santos; Teresa Vale

doi:10.48797/sl.2024.222

Authors

Mariana Azevedo University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Paredes, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9996-8354
Maria João Ferreira University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Paredes, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1780-7722
Juliana Cantante University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), CESPU, Rua Central de Gandra, 1317, 4585-116 Gandra, Paredes, Portugal
Ana Catarina Oliveira UNIPRO, Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU (IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1042-2373
Ana Paula Lobo UNIPRO, Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU (IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-5349
Primavera Sousa-Santos UNIPRO, Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU (IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0257-592X
Teresa Vale UNIPRO, Oral Pathology and Rehabilitation Research Unit, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU (IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-1155

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48797/sl.2024.222

Keywords:

pediatric dentistry; trends; bibliometrics; dentistry education; undergraduate; publication

Abstract

The Children’s Oral Health and Prevention Service at IUCS-CESPU comprises three areas – Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Preventive Dentistry –, which, in the final years of the Integrated Master’s Degree in Dental Medicine, are taught within the scope of a single subject, the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. Many of the topics covered here have stagnated due to a lack of knowledge, making it essential to recognize which areas are less popular, to captivate the interest of the students and fill these gaps. This study aimed to assess which topics in this service have more interest from dental students for their dissertations over the past eleven years. To do this, we collected all the dissertations between 2013-2023 in the Scientific Repository from the abovementioned service. Our study revealed a dominance of Orthodontics, followed by Preventive Dentistry and Psychology and Behavior Control. On the other hand, Pulpar Therapy, Diagnosis and Growth and Development are areas of little focus to students. We concluded that Orthodontics has always been the area of choice, while Preventive Dentistry, ranking second, has been in constant decline since 2015, as have Cariology and Conservative Treatments. Evaluating these choices allows us to better target teaching and meet the needs of the population.

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