Title
Knowledge of undergraduate Indian dental students on research methodology
Authors
Harsh Priyank, Sumit Mohan*, Butta Viswanath, Gaurav Kumar & Ravishankar Prasad
Affiliation
Department of Conservative, Endodontics & Aesthetic Dentistry, Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; *Corresponding author
Harsh Priyank - E - mail: hpriyank@gmail.com
Sumit Mohan - E - mail: samsharma770@gmail.com
Butta Viswanath - E - mail: drbviswanath@gmail.com
Gaurav Kumar - E - mail: dr.gaurav1410@gmail.com
Ravishankar Prasad - E - mail: ravishankarprasad038@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2025; Revised January 31, 2025; Accepted January 31, 2025, Published January 31, 2025
Abstract
The knowledge and experiences of undergraduate Indian dental students towards research at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Jharkhand is of interest. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted by using a self-explanatory questionnaire consisting of 12 questions. A total of 182 students participated in the study, with most considering research an important part of their dental curriculum. While many first, second and third-year BDS students had not conducted research, those in the third and final years enjoyed research activities. Over 80% of third and final-year students expressed interest in pursuing further research. This study showed that Indian dental students at RIMS Ranchi had strong interest in research.
Keywords
Biomedical research, curriculum, dental education, evidence-based medicine, undergraduate students
Citation
Priyank et al. Bioinformation 21(1): 48-53 (2025)
Edited by
Vini Mehta
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
