Dr MGR University Fellowship in Research Methodology in Dentistry Syllabus

Dr MGR University Fellowship in Research Methodology in Dentistry Syllabus

SYLLABUS FOR FELLOWSHIP IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN
DENTISTRY
Syllabus for theory

PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH
1. Measurement iterative loop
2. Literature review
3. Critical appraisal
4. Generating hypothesis
5. Developing a research question
6. Evidence based dentistry.

STUDY DESIGNS:
1. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
a. Clinical trials
b. Field trials
c. Community intervention trials
d. Good clinical practice.
e. Data safety monitoring board.
f. Multicentric Clinical Trials
2. OBSERVATIONAL DESIGNS
a. Cohort studies
b. Case control studies
c. Cross sectional studies
d. Mixed designs
e. Diagnostics tests.
3. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPING QUESTIONNAIRE.

BASIC OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
1. Epidemiological measures of disease frequency - rates, ratio, proportion -
Incidence (incidence density, risk) and prevalence - Measures of mortality
2. Errors in measurements - Reliability (measures of agreement) - Validity
(accuracy)
3. Natural history of diseases - Incubation, period, communicability, Pathogenicity
virulence, Immunogenicity
4. Screening in health and ascertainment of validity of diagnostic test: - sensitivity,
specificity, predictive values, likelihood rations, ROC curves
5. Measures of association and potential impact: - Relative risk, odds ratio -
Attributable risk.

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