ANALYSIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS FROM A COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA (BRAZIL)

Abstract

The objective of the research was to analyze the scientific production derived from the curricular activity of Scientific Initiation Work, from 2003 to 2017, of Dentistry’ students from a community university. This is an exploratory study, through the collection of
secondary data. The information was obtained from the Abstracts of the Scientific Initiation Weeks of the Course, the Lattes Platform and the Sucupira Platform. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. 456 papers were analyzed. The
most frequent type of research was the Cross-Sectional Study (59%). A total of 18 different thematic areas were identified, the most frequent of which are: Social and Preventive Dentistry; Dental Materials; and Pediatric Dentistry, which together accounted for 52.1%. In five thematic areas, it was possible to perceive the presence of 6 guiding axes of the research, according to criteria of the National Agenda of Priorities in Health Research. As for the dissemination of the results of these investigations,
37.7% (N = 172) were presented at Scientific Events outside the University and 23.7% (N = 108) published in scientific journals. It can be concluded that curricular activity of scientific initiation in the analysed course has contributed to the production of knowledge in the area of Public Health, as well as, it evidences a strengthening of the dissemination of research results outside the institution.

Keywords: Dental Research. Education, Dental. Staff Development.