Development and Planning Dissertation (DEVP0017)

All MSc degree students at DPU are required to submit a dissertation in order to complete their degree. The dissertation work aims to demonstrate a deep engagement with your MSc programme content and show that you are able to produce a well-argued extended piece of academic work. Dissertations are 10,000 words in length.

The dissertation is written piece work that addresses a research question or hypothesis, which is supported by the application of elements of theory, method and practice in an analysis of either case material, existing scholarly research or of a body of theory. The structure and the nature of the argument will be similar in nature to the essays you prepare during the year. The main differences are that you are largely responsible for the choice of a dissertation topic (usually in discussion with a Tutor) and that the dissertation is up to five times as long as any of the essays you will have submitted previously. Unlike a PhD thesis, an MSc dissertation is not expected to represent new empirical evidence or constitute an original contribution to theoretical knowledge. It should however, be novel in the way the arguments and supporting evidence are selected and presented. You should make it clear what your perspectives are in presenting your own take of the research topic in question. In preparing for your dissertation, you are not expected to collect new (primary) data (e.g. interviews, fieldwork activities, etc.), but rather to employ already published sources of material.

This module recognises the importance of research skills and evidence-based dentistry in the delivery of high quality patient care by integrating the teaching...

Paediatric Dentistry (MSc Dissertation) (DENT0023)

This module recognises the importance of research skills and evidence-based dentistry in the delivery of high quality patient care by integrating the teaching of this into their clinical practice. The module includes critical evaluation of published studies and guidelines, preparation of a research protocol, an introduction to the principals behind clinical research methods and on essential statistics.

In your final year of the MSc in Paediatric Dentistry, you must register for module DENT0023.