Welcome to Research at your fingertips, a series of webinars produced by Dental Protection in partnership with The MPS Foundation.
The series is aimed at potential entrants to the Dental Protection research competition for final year dental, dental therapy and oral hygiene students in South Africa and Namibia. It will introduce you to the fundamentals of research and help shape your submission to the competition.
Each webinar is delivered by an expert in the field and is packed full of information for anyone looking to develop their research skills.
Here’s a taste of what the series has in store for you:
Competition launch and ethics of research
Date: 19 April 2024
Delivered by: Professor Dini Mawela and Dr Hilde Miniggio
An introduction both to the competition and the webinar series. This webinar will cover the ethics of research, including consent, plagiarism, data protection, how to use AI assistance in research ethically, and how to raise concerns appropriately.
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Basics of quality improvement in healthcare – improving safety, effectiveness and experience of care
Date: 26 April 2024
Delivered by: Professor Rakesh Patel
How can we use our understanding of the complex healthcare system to design, test and implement QI? Professor Patel will encourage you to consider potential issues that could be addressed using QI, ahead of the next webinar.
WATCH NOWBasics of quality improvement in healthcare – tools and strategies for QI and patient safety
Date: 17 May 2024
Delivered by: Professor Rakesh Patel and Professor John Sandars
Following on from the previous webinar, this edition will cover measurements in QI and how we can learn through real-life examples.
WATCH NOWWriting a great case report
Date: 21 June 2024
Delivered by: Professor John Sandars and Dr Josh Twigg
Watch this webinar to learn how to write a great case report for publication. It includes a step-by-step guide with live examples from dentistry.
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