ANÁLISE BIBLIOMÉTRICA DOS TRABALHOS DE CONCLUSÃO DE CURSO DE GRADUAÇÃO EM ODONTOLOGIA DA ULBRA/CANOAS

Abstract

At the University, the environment for the production, dissemination and socialization of knowledge is consolidated by conducting research. This cross-sectional study aimed to perform a quantitative and descriptive bibliometric analysis of the scientific production of the final papers (TCCs) of the Dentistry Course at ULBRA/Canoas in the period from 2015 to 2019. The data, collected by specific form, consisted of: year of the presentation of paper, professor advisor, dental specialty and study design. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study identified 391 TCCs guided by 58 professors of the Dentistry Course in that period. The areas of Operative Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Public Health were the specialties with the largest number of papers defended. Regarding the methodology used, approximately ⅔ of the papers involved a Literature Review. The self-assessment of Undergraduate Courses with focus on critical posture in relation to what is producing has allowed the reorientation of lines of research and the dynamics of generating knowledge and innovations.