Appraisal of Pediatric Dental Resident Research Presented at the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Annual Meeting.

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Majority of research in pediatric dentistry is carried out in advanced education programs in the country. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the abstracts of resident research posters presented at AAPD annual session for research design and topic and to assess if the resident research was published in the peer-reviewed journals. Methods: All the U.S programs based resident posters presented at AAPD between years 2013 to 2016 were evaluated. We also conducted a search on Google Scholar and PubMed to ascertain how many of these resident projects were published as manuscripts in peer reviewed journals between the years 2013-2017. All data was synthesized and analyzed using Excel Sheet and Wizard Pro Statistical software. Results: An average of 321 resident research posters were presented at AAPD annual session each year. Though a variety of research design is being presented, majority studies were cross-sectional design and case reports. Conclusions: Survey design makes for one-third of the total research. Importantly, only 3.7 percent of the research is being published in peer-reviewed journals.