{"product_id":"research-writing-in-dentistry-isbn-9780813807621","title":"Research Writing in Dentistry","description":"\u003ci\u003eResearch Writing in Dentistry\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with a uniquely practical guide to selecting, designing, and writing up a research project. Of particular use to the dental student, both pre- and post-doctoral, this is a no-nonsense guide that presents concrete advice and information that can be absorbed quickly and effectively. By asking simple questions, this useful resource enables you to develop, analyze and present a program of research work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eIt begins with the basic principles of research: what it is and how to select a topic and plan a program. It then moves on to discuss study design, methods and materials, presenting results and undertaking a literature review.  It concludes with a section on basic statistics and analysis. Precepts and guidance are illustrated throughout with examples from dentistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePART I. Organizing, Writing and Performing Dental Research.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 What is research?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Research planning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Performing research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 How to design a research study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Non-bench Research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Sources of Error and Avoiding the \"Whoops\" Factor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Chapter 8 Reports, dissertations and papers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Literature review.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Methods and materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 The Abstract.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Writing Style and Technique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Getting published.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. Statistics and Statistical Analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Basic statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Data and data distributions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Averages (measures of central tendency).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Measures of dispersion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Probability and the Normal curve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Presentation of data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Comparing sample means.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Student's \"t\" test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Analysis of variance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Power analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Multiple comparisons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Chi square (P2) test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 Correlation and regression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Weibull analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 Ranking tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32 Suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDr J. Anthony von Fraunhofer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Dental School, University of Maryland and formerly was Professor and Director of Biomaterials Science in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery He has an honors degree (BSc) in chemistry and an MSc and PhD in metallurgy as well as having Chartered Scientist, Chartered Chemist and Chartered Engineer designations from the Science Council of the United Kingdom. Dr von Fraunhofer also holds Fellowships in the Academy of Dental Materials, ASM International, the Institute of Corrosion and the Royal Society of Chemistry.\u003cbr\u003e Dr. von Fraunhofer has mentored 14 Ph.D. and over 120 M.S. degree candidates during his career and has written over 390 scientific papers, 11 books, and contributed chapters to 12 monographs on dental biomaterials and materials science. His particular fields of interest and research activity are biomechanics and the biomechanical properties of materials used in medicine and dentistry, dental cutting, suture materials, wound closure devices and wound healing; the degradation, wear and corrosion of materials in the biosystem and the corrosion and corrosion protection of metals by organic and metallic coatings. He has made over 140 presentations of his research at National and International scientific meetings and has lectured and presented courses at Universities in the United States, England, Continental Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia.  \u003ci\u003eResearch Writing in Dentistry\u003c\/i\u003e provides its readers with a uniquely practical guide to selecting, designing, and writing up a research project. Of particular use to the dental student, both pre- and post-doctoral, this is a no-nonsense guide that presents concrete advice and information that can be absorbed quickly and effectively. By asking simple questions, the useful book enables readers to develop, analyze and present a program of research work.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eResearch Writing in Dentistry\u003c\/i\u003e begins with the basic principles of research: what it is and how to select a topic and plan a program. It then moves on to discuss study design, methods and materials, presenting results and undertaking a literature review.  It concludes with a section on basic statistics and analysis. Precepts and guidance are illustrated throughout with examples from dentistry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989948154085,"sku":"NP9780813807621","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780813807621.jpg?v=1761786000","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/research-writing-in-dentistry-isbn-9780813807621","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}