A content analysis and evaluation of outcomes of specialty theses in dentistry

Authors : S Kutalmış BÜYÜK, Recep TÜRKEN, Serdar AKARSU

Pages : 412-415

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.903712

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Publication Date : 2021-07-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate resident’s characteristics, supervisor’s characteristics, publication of the dentistry specialty theses in Turkey. Materials and Methods: The Dentistry Speciality Theses uploaded on the website of the Council of Higher Education insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(YÖK); National Thesis Centre between 2015-2019 were researched and 1381 theses were reached. Results: One thousand three hundred and forty theses were completed in state universities and 41 in foundation universities. While 477 of the theses were prepared by male residents, 904 of them were prepared by female residents. Forty hundred eighteen of the theses were supervised by assistant professors, 413 by associate professors, 550 by professors. The theses were mostly conducted in Hacettepe University. While dentistry specialty theses were mostly produced in Orthodontics insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=341);, specialty thesis was produced at least in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=89);. Publication of dentistry speciality theses were 23.4% in totally, and this ratio was 15.4% in Science Citation Index-Expanded journals. Conclusion: This cross-sectional study was revealed that Dentistry Speciality Theses in Turkey contributed to national and international literature.
Keywords : Dentistry, Content Analysis, Graduate Thesis, Article