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ArticleCanadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD2020

Recommendations for approaching the introduction section of manuscripts and grant applications.

Arnaldo J Perez, Sharon M Compton, Jacqueline L Green, Maryam Amin

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Article in Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arnaldo J PerezEducational research methodologist, Educational Research Et Scholarship Unit (ERSU), School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine Et Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Sharon M ComptonProfessor and director, Dental Hygiene Program, and director, ERSU, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine Et Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Jacqueline L GreenResearch assistant, ERSU, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine Et Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Maryam AminProfessor, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine Et Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on dental and dental hygiene education is key to improving learning, teaching, and oral health care in academic dental institutions. Faculty should be able to write research proposals and reports properly to secure funding for research and share the findings of studies with stakeholders. Specifically, they should demonstrate why the study matters in the introduction section of their text. Our experience in mentoring dental and dental hygiene faculty shows that some have difficulty justifying the importance of their studies due to the way they approach the introduction section. This short communication provides 3 recommendations to help faculty approach and write this section adequately, which can be useful for writing other sections of manuscripts and grant applications.

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PMID33240363
PMCPMC7533803

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