Syllabus
Periodontics based upon scientific evidence. Experimental designs in Periodontics studies. Epidemiological surveys. Transversal studies and cohort. Control-case clinical studies. Randomized clinical assays in Periodontics. Systemic revisions and Meta-analysis in Periodontics. Basic Bioinformatics in Periodontics. Forms of scientific publication.
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