Article Type : Opinion Article
Authors : Attar S
Keywords : Dental practice; Saudi Arabia
Scenario of research in
the field of dentistry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a large scale as a
result of requirements in undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and relevant
job Promotion in the academic sectors and instead of excellence in some
government agencies sectors. The scope of the research project is likely to be
seen as a 'partial' requirement Achieving “and not a continuation of upgrading
the source of knowledge. As a doctor a research enthusiast, I have always
wondered why students or the employee treats the letter as an exercise to be
done. Quick questioning for the students' minds revealed that they were not
aware of the importance of the research. They view research as a far-reaching
science and may not choose to research as a career choice, and therefore do not
feel the need to understand its importance.
This shortage among
graduate students may be a result of insufficient focus on the implications of
research in our undergraduate curricula. Education the format focuses on the
acquisition of theoretical knowledge and its application in the clinical field
need. On the contrary, a learning process begins with the patient's problem and
trying to find answers in solving this problem will constantly engage students
in asking related questions. This method of "problem-based learning"
when engaging with the application of the current best evidence to solve the
problem results in evidence-based needs. To be more specific, “evidence-based
practice is conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the best current
evidence in making decisions about an individual's care. The patients is not a
unique skill to acquire, but rather inherent to our skills the process of
thinking during daily logical decisions [1]. Similarly, evidence is based
practice is a combination of clinical experience, current best evidence and
patient needs in solving our patient's problem. Clinical expertise comes with
years of experience and the best current knowledge comes from research
publications that are constantly filling in the gaps in knowledge. Hence the
people doing research (researchers) come out clinical sometimes useful
knowledge and people using research (doctors) can be encountered. It has problems
(research question) for which no answers were found.
Personal writing research
is an inseparable part of our profession because we are always there engage
search. Having said that, it is important for us to identify the good and the
beneficial Search by critical evaluation of research articles. In order to do
that, one must be equipped with an understanding of how to solve the problem
(study design) and in how many patients were studied (sample size). While
engaging in research, perhaps we should also realize that most research
(quantitative research) documents answers to a research question are in the
form of numbers. The only way to analyze this numbers through the application
of Probability, Biostatistics, and the making of it essential for an understanding
of statistical methods. This might sound confusing if you do a search treated
as a separate topic, but seems traditional if used as a file a working tool in
our clinical practice or a research vector. As dental professionals, either
researchers or doctors, we can choose to love it or hate it, but we cannot
ignore it.
1.
Sackett
DL, Rosenberg WM, Gray JA, Haynes RB, Richardson WS. Evidence based medicine:
what it is and what it isn't. BMJ. 1996;
132: 71-72.