Research Methods in Dentistry

Fahimeh Tabatabaei, DDS, Ph.D., is a dentist and a postdoctoral fellow at Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI. She studied in the fields of oral biology and dental biomaterials at Toulouse University in France, and in 2010 was awarded her Ph.D. in Dental Biomaterials by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Tabatabaei has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She was Associate Professor and Head of the Dental Biomaterials Department at the National University of Iran (SBMU), where she supervised two Ph.D. theses and mentored many dental students. She taught courses on research methodology for dental students and residents for years and authored the book Research Methods in Dentistry in Persian (Noordanesh Publisher, 2013). Lobat Tayebi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Director of Research at Marquette University School of Dentistry. She is a researcher in materials science and regenerative dentistry with multiple patents in the field. Her publication list comprises more than 320 articles . She teaches the Research Methods in Dentistry course at Marquette and has mentored more than 80 DDS students, residents, researchers, graduate students, and postdocs who are highly productive in research.

Introduction - Types of Dental Research.- Research Design.- Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Research in Dentistry.- Writing a Research Proposal.- The Scientific and Clinical Research Report.- Reference Management for Researchers.- Ethics in Research.