Research Methodology (Intro)

1.1 Scope of dental research; 1.2 Research in dental education and practice; 1.3 Types of research

1.1 What is research?; 1.2 Why dentists need research skills; 1.3 Types of research in dentistry

2.1 Ethical principles; 2.2 Ethical guidelines (intro awareness); 2.3 Research involving human participants; 2.4 Research misconduct (intro)

3.1 Identifying a research problem; 3.2 Research question frameworks; 3.3 Aims, objectives, and hypotheses; 3.4 Variables

4.1 Purpose of literature review; 4.2 Sources of literature; 4.3 Search strategies (intro); 4.4 Referencing and citation basics

5.1 Observational studies

5.2 Experimental studies

5.3 Other commonly referenced designs (intro awareness)

5.4 Strengths and limitations

6.1 Population and sample; 6.2 Sampling methods; 6.3 Sample size concepts

7.1 Types of data; 7.2 Tools for data collection; 7.3 Questionnaire design (intro); 7.4 Calibration and standardization

8.1 Data presentation; 8.2 Descriptive statistics; 8.3 Inferential statistics (intro); 8.4 Common tests (recognition-level)

9.1 Types of bias

9.2 Confounding

9.3 Random error

10.1 Data coding and entry; 10.2 Interpreting results; 10.3 Presentation of results

11.1 Components of a protocol; 11.2 Gantt chart (intro awareness)

12.1 Structure of a scientific paper; 12.2 Abstract writing (intro); 12.3 Referencing and plagiarism avoidance; 12.4 Presentation skills (intro)

13.1 Principles of EBD; 13.2 Hierarchy of evidence; 13.3 Critical appraisal (intro)

14.1 Clinical audit vs research; 14.2 Quality improvement projects

15.1 Institutional approvals; 15.2 Data protection and record keeping; 15.3 Funding and conflicts of interest (intro)

16.1 Statistical software awareness; 16.2 Reference managers; 16.3 AI tools in research (intro)