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DHY 8140 - Winter Term

Strategies for the Prevention of Oral Disease

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Literature Review Guidelines

PURPOSE

The purpose of a literature review is to analyze critically a segment of a published body of knowledge through summary, classification, and comparison of prior research studies and reviews of literature, and theoretical articles. It should contain enough detail to allow the reader to understand and use the information, yet provide the reader with incentive to read the articles addressed.

INSTRUCTIONS

Students will choose an oral health unmet need from the Dental Hygiene Care Plan and research a therapeutic, evidence-based, product/strategy that will assist the patient in either eliminating or reducing this need. Three scientific articles are to be summarized in APA format according to a sample literature review confirming the product is suitable to eliminate or reduce the unmet need. The paper is written in third person (no use of I, me we, etc.) The final 3 - 5 page paper (hard copy) is to be submitted by the due date noted on the course schedule. The literature review represents 15% of the course grade. Failure to submit articles and/or the final paper by the designated due dates will result in one point being deducted for each day they are late.

http://jdh.adha.org/content/88/6/342.full.pdf+html (article 1)

http://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)60419-0/pdf (article 2)

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joor.12127/full (article 3)

Introduction

· Define or identify the general topic, issue, or area of concern (unmet need), thus providing an appropriate context/intent/purpose for reviewing the literature.

· Point out overall trends in what has been published about the topic; or conflicts in theory, methodology, evidence, and conclusions; or gaps in research and scholarship; or a single problem or new perspective of immediate interest.

· Establish the writer's reason (point of view) for reviewing the literature; explain the criteria to be used in analyzing and comparing literature and the organization of the review (sequence); and, when necessary, state why certain literature is or is not included (scope).

Body

· Group research studies and other types of literature (reviews, theoretical articles, case studies, etc.) according to common denominators such as qualitative versus quantitative approaches, conclusions of authors, specific purpose or objective, chronology, etc.

· Summarize individual studies or articles with as much or as little detail as each merits according to its comparative importance in the literature, remembering that space (length) denotes significance.

· Provide the reader with strong "umbrella" sentences at beginnings of paragraphs, "signposts" throughout, and brief "so what" summary sentences at intermediate points in the review to aid in understanding comparisons and analyses.

CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH

· Summarize major contributions of significant studies and articles to the body of knowledge under review, maintaining the focus established in the introduction.

· Evaluate the current "state of the art" for the body of knowledge reviewed, pointing out major methodological flaws or gaps in research, inconsistencies in theory and findings, and areas or issues pertinent to future study.

· Conclude by providing some insight into the relationship between the findings of the literature review and how the unmet need will be resolved using the product/strategy researched.

Computation of Grade (see rubric for breakdown of points):

Sources (journals) 10

Source (article) quality 10

Organization 20

Connection to defined problem area

(unmet need) 20

Synthesis/summary 20

Style/format 20

100