Presentations at the National Congress of Dental Students, Chile, 2010-2013.

Abstract

The National Congress of Dental Students (Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Odontología, CONADEO) is held annually and ranks as the most important instance for diffusing scientific work by dental undergraduates at congress level. The aim of this work is to describe undergraduate students’ involvement in CONADEO during 2010-2013. Methodology: A bibliometric analysis based on the proceedings of CONADEOS published on the website of the National Scientific Dental Students Association from 2010 to 2013 was conducted. These variables were considered: year, host university, city, title, number of authors, number of organizations, authors’ affiliation, area of study, category and level. Results: A total of 538 articles from four CONADEOs were analyzed. The largest share was for Universidad de Chile (29.93%) followed by Universidad de la Frontera (17.29%) de Talca (12.27%) and de Valparaiso (11.52%). Regarding area of study, Other (21%), Craniofacial Biology (20.63%), Behavioral, Epidemiology and Health Services (12.64%) and Periodontics (12.64%) were highlighted. In relation to categories, Literature review (48.70%), Research Paper (28.81%) and Case Report (22.49%) were considered. Conclusion: These results indicate that participation in undergraduate scientific production focuses on a few universities, and is not based on creating new knowledge but rather collecting what has been already studied. This research appears as the first of its kind and provides valuable information about the reality of undergraduate research to create incentive plans and motivation.

Keywords

• CONADEO
• Bibliometry
• Congress
• Students
• University.