Course Outline:

A critical aspect of the scientific process is the reporting of new research results in scientific journals in order to disseminate that information to the larger community of dentists. Communication of results contributes to the pool of knowledge within the discipline of dentistry and very often provides information that helps others interpret their own experimental results. Most journals accept papers for publication only after peer review by a group of scientists who work in the same field and who recommend the paper be published. Scientific editing of dental periodicals course will provide students early with the basic principles needed to perform writing, editing, and reviewing of scientific publications. The students will also be expected and encouraged to demonstrate the maturity and judgement for research articles, as well as critical data evaluations that will increase the chances of publication.