Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Final Master's Degree Project II
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
Teaching staff
Dr. Francisco Guinot fguinot@uic.es
Monday and Friday 09:00-13.00h
Introduction
In the Final Master`s degree project, students will put into practice the knowledge acquired during the course of the training program, regarding clinical research and materials. The tutor of the program will be responsible for the area in question, which will monitor this work. This work may have a clinical or research profile and will have to follow in detail, during the execution of the same, the protocol that is designed and authorized during the first semester of the activity of the master's degree, where a work hypothesis will be marked and specific objectives. Once the results of the study have been reached, the student will have to prepare a written memory of his clinical or research work following the criteria of scientific rigor learned during the master's degree program.
Clinical profile TFM will be aimed at the revision of a specific therapeutic pathology or technique on the patient, where the student has participated directly in the decision-making process or has performed the treatments himself. The bibliographic review, the knowledge of the theoretical principles of pathologies and the level of surgical ability must be taken into account in order to opt for this type of TFM.
The TFM of a research profile will have the character of a laboratory research on topics or materials related to the field of dental aesthetics and prosthodontics. Based on previous studies (internal and external to the OI) and following the criteria of the scientific method will be able to design research works that provide more information to fit the multiple variables that appear in the patient's clinic.
Pre-course requirements
Have accepted the Research protocol
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CN01 - CN01: Recognize advanced topics related to pediatric dentistry
- CN02 - CN02: Define in a detailed and informed way the theoretical and practical aspects of the methodology and work in one or more fields of study of pediatric dentistry.
Learning outcomes of the subject
- - Biomedical Sciences - Knowledge - CN01, CN02, CN04 Skills - HB03 Competencies - CP04, CP01 - 1. Identify the main anatomical structures of the head and neck. 2. Recognize macro or microscopic anomalies or alterations that cause pathology in the oral cavity. 3. Identify the different pathogenic microorganisms by applying the necessary laboratory techniques. 4. Make a diagnosis of the different pathologies of the oral cavity based on the interpretation of the results obtained. 5. Analyze and interpret the results obtained to determine the affectation of other complex systems. 6. Discuss which actions or drugs are most appropriate for the treatment of diagnosed pathologies related to the oral cavity.
- - Scientific Evidence and Diagnosis in Pediatric Dentistry - Knowledge - CN01, CN02, Skills - HB01, HB09, HB11, HB13, HB14 and HB15 Competencies - CP01, CP05, CP02, CP04 - Students will be able to correctly use the scientific terminology related to oral pathology and restorative dentistry in pediatric patients. - Students will be able to make public presentations on clinical cases, with all the diagnostic details and complementary examinations required. - Students will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge to propose treatment plans referenced and justified by scientific literature. - Students will be able to correctly complete a pediatric dentistry medical history. - Students will be able to handle the different materials most commonly used in different pediatric dentistry treatments. - Students will be able to correctly perform absolute isolation with a rubber dam and acquire the manual skills necessary to perform the main preventive, restorative and pulp treatments. - Students will be able to perform dental treatment on pediatric patients with correct pain and behavior control. - Students will be able to diagnose the oral and dental pathology that the pediatric patient may present. - Students will be able to apply the necessary knowledge to diagnose and treat any type of dental trauma, whether in temporary or permanent dentition. - Students will be able to apply the necessary knowledge to diagnose and treat pulp pathology, whether in temporary or permanent dentition.
- - Master's thesis - Knowledge - CN03 Skills - HB06, HB13 Competencies - CP03, CP05 - Describe the different stages of the research process. - Distinguish between quantitative and qualitative research models, identifying the main advantages and limitations of both models. - Structure an appropriate bibliographic search strategy in the main databases related to health sciences and access them by downloading the complete documents for evaluation. - Describe the basic concepts related to the measurement of variables and the obtaining of quantitative data. - Describe the different procedures for obtaining quantitative data and identify them in published studies. - Identify the different types of scientific articles, their structure and characteristics, and their publication standards. - Write a scientific summary for the preliminary presentation of results at conferences and congresses, as well as prepare an oral communication and/or poster. - Design a research protocol based on the scientific method. - Learn how to get started in clinical or laboratory research, how to develop a research project, applying new techniques learned and managing time and resources. - Properly draft the introduction, justification, objectives, hypothesis, state of the art, materials and methods, results, discussion and conclusions of their master's thesis. - Defend the "Master's Thesis" completed before a competent Dentistry tribunal.
- - Scientific Evidence in Current Literature and Research - Knowledge - CN01, CN02, CN03 Skills - HB06 Competencies - CP01, CP02, CP03 - Understand scientific publications critically and know how to recognize their parts. -Develop appropriate search questions, using the main sources of bibliographic information to access scientific knowledge. -Learn to retrieve scientific information efficiently using a computer program for managing bibliographic references. -Present a research, clinical or laboratory protocol. -Use the testing equipment of a materials and biomedicine research laboratory. -Write a scientific article to be published in a journal indexed by the JCR. -Participate in various national and international conferences. -Write and present a research paper, presenting its results in a scientific and rigorous manner.
- - Academic Internships - Skills - HB01, HB02, HB03, HB04, HB05, HB07, HB08, HB11, HB12, HB10, HB14 Competencies - CP04, CP02, CP05 -- Correctly complete a pediatric dentistry clinical history - Handle the different materials most commonly used in different pediatric dentistry treatments. - Correctly perform absolute isolation with a rubber dam and acquire the manual skill necessary to perform the main preventive, restorative and pulp treatments. - Perform dental treatment on pediatric patients with correct pain and behavior control. - Apply the necessary knowledge to diagnose and treat any type of dental trauma, whether in temporary or permanent dentition. - Apply the necessary knowledge to diagnose and treat pulp pathology, whether in temporary or permanent dentition
Teaching and learning activities
In person
methodology:
Tutoring in small groups
Problem solving in the dental workshop
Study of clinical cases
Resolution of clinical cases
Pathology-oriented learning
Guided learning in laboratory search
Communicative methodology of research
Formation activities:
5 LAB (75 hours)
5 TUT (25 hours)
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Follow the caracteristics that the Final Master's Project, is the * group of all the training received during the two years of the master's program, the Scientific Commission of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, composed of representatives from each area of the dental specialties * and those responsible for the Center Board of the Faculty, to contribute to this Work having a scientific quality in accordance with the competences that this teaching module requires, will value and must authorize the protocol of this research work or clinical before carrying it out. Once the study has been completed and the report of the "Final Master's Project" has been prepared, it will be reviewed by the Scientific Commission itself. The review system for the "Final Master's Project" will focus on evaluating the scientific and methodological rigor of the work done, taking into account the communication skills that the student demonstrates.
The final grade of the work will be assessed based on the following criteria:
60% note proposed by the end of master's work commission.
40% note proposed by the court on the day of the oral defense.
Bibliography and resources
Boj JR, Catalá M, Mendoza A, Planells P, Cortés O. Odontopediatría. Bebés, niños y adolescentes. 1ª Edición (Ciudad de México); Odontología Books, 2019.
International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry
Pediatric Dentistry
European Journal of Pediatric Dentistry
Auropean Archives of pediatric Dentistry
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
Dental Traumatology