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· Seminar/Main Research Project |
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· Treatment Planning Sessions |
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· Advance Education Seminar |
It is incorporated within this stage of the clinical training and includes: participation in treatment planning sessions (TPS), advanced education seminars (AES), and also to complete and present the main research projects. The venue of Darraiyah (DUC) and Malaz (MUC) will be used for the didactic activities for both male and female interns respectively.
Interns who may be assigned to another institution, hospital or dental center are expected to be involved in a similar training which should cover all different aspects of dentistry. The clinical tutor in-charge of the interns’ training has its discretion to design a program in his/her wish, which should ultimately fulfill the requirement to achieve the objectives of such program.
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Seminar/Main Research Project |
Each intern is requested to work in a group with other colleagues in preparing and presenting a scientific research project. The research topic is usually selected by the intern and carried out under the supervision of a faculty supervisor who is interested in the same topic. Nevertheless, an idea of the research may come from the supervisor where the originality of the work will lead definitely to an appropriate selection. Routinely, selection of the topics is usually done while the candidate in his/her final year and before graduation. This is mainly to give him/her the chance in picking up the right topic and to find the interested faculty supervisor who may offer his/her help and gaudiness in completion of the project during the internship training program.
In order to tool the intern with the research methods and the style of scientific writing, two-seminar sessions of the AES will be designed to orient the interns to proper research methodology. These sessions will be scheduled at an early stage of the internship program, and they are usually given by senior faculty members with excellent experience in research design. For the past few years, more than 90% of the projects presented by the interns were original papers that can be published in reputable scientific journals.
All the research projects must be registered at the College of Dentistry, Research Center. After the presentation of the research projects, both the ITC Chairman and the research supervisor will evaluate the interns’ performance.
Objectives:
- To develop the ability of the intern in designing and writing a scientific article.
- To encourage and acquaint the Intern to do literature research and use the available database for this purpose.
- To develop the ability of the intern in conducting a scientific research project.
- To enable the intern to perform and present his/her argument independently under supervision and in public.
- To develop his/her ability and skill in organizing and presenting data collected by different methods and from various sources.
- To amplify the intern’s knowledge in current issues by searching in depths for the latest advancements in branches of dental science.
Preparation of the Interns’ Research Manuscript:
The research report should be submitted to the ITC Chairman at least two week before the scheduled day of presentation. Manuscript should be prepared and typed in English language in a typewritten format. A format of the Saudi Dental Journal might be consulted and contemplated. The manuscript should include the title, author(s), and their affiliations, abstracts, body of the main work, acknowledgement and references. The title must be concise, informative and representative of the study. A summary or an abstract of no more than 200 words written in Arabic and English languages must appear in the first page. It should state the purpose of the study, basic procedures, main findings and the principal conclusions.
The introduction states clearly the value and scientific merit of the research with relevant literature review for which the study is based. It should cover the related articles from the different published international journals that could be obtained from any available database. At the end of the section a precise statement for which the research is aimed to is to be addressed in order to draw the connected relation between the conclusions and objectives. The references should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numbers in the text and inserted as superscripts each time the reference is cited.
The section of materials and methods should briefly describe of the subjects utilized in the study and the methodology employed in the selection and analysis. The main results should always come next to materials and methods and include the findings of the study presented in text and numerical format with the appropriate statistical inferences. Simplified tables and/or figures and relative illustrations are to be attached but with no repetition. All figures, tables and illustrations are to be identified clearly with brief and conclusive captions. There should be a useful detailed discussion of the significance of the results and other observations related to the study. Methods by which subjects were assessed and the success of experiments should be judged. In the section of conclusion only those findings supported by data are presented. This is followed by a short statement on the recommendation for further study if this is applicable. All references which have been cited or referred to in the study should be listed in the section of references or bibliography. A format of a particular journal may be consulted such as the Saudi Dental Journal’s style. By the end of the manuscript, author(s) is expected to acknowledge all persons who may generously offered their scientific or technical assistance during the course and preparation of the research. Persons who have contributed intellectually should also be acknowledged. The source of the supporting fund of the study (CDRC, Company or Industrial Firm) are to be acknowledged as well.
In addition to the interns presenting their research projects, an intern will be selected a head of time to play the role of the facilitator of the event.
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Treatment Planning Sessions |
The session was conceived as a forum for Interns and their supervisors in discussing the procedures to be undertaken in the treatment of complicated cases. Knowing the right approach will therefore, allow the Interns to perform the appropriate treatment plan for the patients.
Each Intern should be given a chance to present a case that will develop his/her ability in organizing a case presentation. Discussion should be made with other Interns to solicit their opinions.
This session deals with the comprehensive clinical practice where Interns are completely trained to perform various types of cases in all areas of dentistry.
Objectives towards Faculty:
· To develop the Intern in formulating an appropriate and excellent treatment plan for patients.
· Discussion of treatment modalities will provide Interns an insight to resolve and determine the problems and difficulties that may be encountered.
· To guide the Intern on how to refer easy and difficult cases to students and faculties.
· As a supervisor, faculty should be in close contact with the Intern so that the discussed treatment plan is succinctly followed.
· The faculty should update the Chairman of the Interns’ Training Committee on the ability and attitude of the Intern under his supervision.
Objectives towards Intern:
- To be able to define an appropriate and excellent treatment plan for the patient before executing treatment.
- Treatment plan must be presented to and discussed with the supervisor.
- To improve the ability of Interns in the performance of an excellent treatment plan.
- To follow the treatment plan made, previously discussed with the supervisor.
- Consult other specialties, as needed, to finalize the treatment.
Rules and Guidelines
- The presentation does not have to be a “breakthrough”; however, it should present some interesting diagnostic and/or treatment planning approaches.
- Full clinical examination with clinical slides before and after treatment with mounted study casts are required and have to be prepared ahead of time.
- The case should be presented in a typewritten format with the pertinent literature review.
- If the postoperative status cannot be presented at the date of presentation, the intern must consider re-presentation at a later time.
- The faculty in-charge and the clinic supervisor should update the Chairman of the Interns’ Training program on the ability and attitude of the Intern enrolled in this activity.
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Advance Education Seminar |
These include selected presentations given by a group of faculty members at the College covering new advances in a wide range of dental topics.
The purpose of the advanced education seminar is to expose the interns to new ideas and current concepts on dentistry. The focus of the seminar is on getting speakers from the College who can give the interns a real world perspective about important issues in dentistry.
In this period of the history of dentistry and health professions the increase in new scientific knowledge is very rapid. The doubling of knowledge takes place every few years. It is very important to instil in the interns the attitude of lifelong learning and the skills to analyze written and verbal communication. We stress to the interns to listen with a critical ear. They should use their extensive knowledge of dental issues and controversies to ask the tough questions to the speaker. They should not accept uncritically any information that is given to them.
The speakers generally focus on the structure of their dental programs, clinical cases and employment possibilities. There are extensive question and answer sessions which provide additional information of interest to the interns.
In summary, the advanced education seminar provides an important supplement to the education of dental interns at King Saud University.