Evaluation of the scientific production of a stricto sensu post-graduation program in Dentistry as a management tool

• Autor(a) principal: Amorim, Lívia Mund de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Senna, Rita Azevedo, Ferreira, Fabiana Vargas, Kramer, Paulo Floriani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista da ABENO (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revabeno.emnuvens.com.br/revabeno/article/view/939
• topic: Dental Research. Bibliometrics. Periodical.; Pesquisa em Odontologia. Bibliometria. Publicação Periódica.

At a university, the production, dissemination and socialization of knowledge are consolidated through research and the publication of results. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to identify the characteristics of dissertations, theses of the Stricto Sensu postgraduate program in dentistry of the Lutheran University of Brazil and subsequent publication in journals. For such, a descriptive, quantitative, bibliometric analysis was performed of the period from 1997 to 2016. The data were collected using a specific form addressing year of defense, specialty and study design. Searches were performed in the Lattes Platform and PubMed database to verify publications in journals of the articles stemming from the work defended. The publications were classified using the Qualis criteria and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. A total of 284 master's dissertations and 50 theses were defended in the period analyzed. The specialties with the largest number of defenses were endodontics, restorative dentistry and dental prosthetics. Among the total number of dissertations and theses analyzed, 62% generated scientific publications and 41% were published in journals with Qualis A1 and A2 ratings, especially those in the fields of endodontics, periodontics and pediatric dentistry. Regarding the methods, the largest portion used an in vitro experimental design (43.7%), followed by the cross-sectional design (23.4%) and studies involving animal models (11.1%). The self-evaluation of postgraduate programs with a focus on a critical stance with regards to what is being produced enables the reorientation of lines of research as well as the dynamics of knowledge generation and innovation.