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Course duration

This is a year long course. It commences in Semester 1, 2025 and completes in Semester 2, 2025.

Course description

To be conversant with the contemporary research and clinical literature within the chosen discipline, students will require an understanding of scientific methodology and the ability to critically analyse published research and where appropriate, transfer this to the clinical situation. Part of this training is the preparation and conduct of an approved research project within the chosen DClinDent discipline. Students should be capable of devising a small research project and bringing it through the development stages including ethics approval by an institutional ethics committee where required. The project is usually a part of an ongoing research theme within the School and should be devised and conducted in close association with the research supervisor/s within the same discipline. Accredited postgraduate training programs in Australia and New Zealand have the requirement for an integrated one year full-time equivalent research training within the chosen discipline. This is regulated by the Australian Dental Council and subsequently becomes a part of the requirements for registration as a specialist following graduation.

The aims of DENT8072 are to:

Complete a research project within the chosen discipline for examination.

Prepare a research paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

Students will collect the majority of data for the project, conduct data analyses and report on the main outcomes. They will finalise data collection and analyses and complete a draft of the research report and prepare a research paper for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Students will complete and submit the finalised research report and complete corrections to the satisfaction of nominated examiners.

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