Advanced Education in General Dentistry Seminar Format
- A general dentistry resident will be appointed by the General Dentistry Faculty to serve as chairperson for each seminar date. The chairperson will be responsible for the over-all conduct of the seminar and for guiding the discussion.
- The chairperson, after consultation with the faculty will develop an outline for the discussion. This outline should reflect the desired learning objectives for the seminar.
- Mini presentation by chairperson (see Mini Presentation).
- The faculty may provide a reading list for the seminar. (Not all seminars are literature based.) Each resident will be responsible for:
- Reading all assigned materials
- Abstracting one article assigned by the chairperson and providing copies as required (see Literature Review Abstract Example).
- Discussing the articles in relation to clinical practice.
- All seminars will be evaluated and attendance will be taken.
Abstract Form For Literature Review
(see Literature Review Abstract Example)
- Across the top of a piece of standard paper will be: date of seminar, topic, name of resident doing abstract. If more than one page is required this information should be duplicated on other pages and the pages sequentially numbered.
- Beneath this information, accurately list the reference in the form approved by the National Library of Medicine.
- When appropriate, the body of the abstract will be under the following headings:
- Statement of the problem
- Purpose of the study
- Methods and materials
- Results
- Conclusions
- Comments - personal evaluation:
- Are the problem and purpose clearly stated?
- Is the subject population appropriate for the study?
- Is research methodology reliable and valid?
- Does article suggest lines of further research?
- Are the conclusions consistent with the materials and methods and results?