SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

1. The importance of English in the international medical literature.
2. The most efficient search engines in the WWW to recover validated medical information.
3. Correct consultation modalities of WWW search engines validated for Medical Research.
4. How to organize a scientific paper (in English)…
5. Methods of medical literature review.
6. A practical exercise. A brief literature review: “Oral carcinoma: current evidence in epidemiology and risk factors”. Group and individual discussion of the contents.
7. How to properly cite a scientific literature source and prepare an adequate bibliography.
8. How to correctly present a “Case report” format.
9. Preliminary information. Odontogenic deep neck infections.
10. A practical exercise. Preparation of a “case report” format after the discussion of a case of deep neck infection in a 15-year-old patient.
11. The importance of title, abstract and keywords in medical papers.
12. How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper.
13. The importance of figures and tables in medical papers.
14. How to choose a target international journal to submit a contribution.
15. A practical exercise: selection of the main concepts to prepare an abstract from a scientific medical paper. Group and individual discussion of the contents.
16. A practical exercise: draw up a proper title and find the keywords for international medical abstracts. Source: World Congress of Oral Oncology, Rhodos, May 2013. Group and individual discussion of the contents.
17. A practical exercise: drafting an abstract from an international scientific paper regarding oral/maxillofacial surgery. Group and individual discussion of the contents.