Literature Review Seminar IV

Catalog description

This seminar includes the review, critical evaluation and discussion of prosthodontic classic and current literature. The intent of the comprehensive literature review is to help students/residents develop and comprehend an evidence-based approach to oral health care and patient management with a focus on prosthodontic procedures. The evidence- based approach integrates a contemporary and classical scientific foundation into patient care concepts. The review will be considered a critical literature evaluation where students/residents will develop an ability to evaluate the scientific quality of the evidence. Each topic (fixed prosthodontics 1 and 2), partial removable prosthodontics, complete removable prosthodontics, biomaterials and occlusion) will be assigned once every 3-year cycle. Prior to seminars, one student/resident will be responsible for collecting and updating the articles’ list with the Program Director or assigned faculty member. Then the student/resident will distribute the articles to all students/residents for review and summary (“bullet” abstracts or take-home message) of select literature.