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The curricular unit Clinical or Laboratorial Investigation IV, annual curricular unit from 3nd year of the PhD program in dentistry, intend to continue the previous work at curricular units of Clinical or Laboratorial Investigation I, II e III, continuing to support the students in its scientific in clinical and / or laboratory work, with the final goal of development of scientific works that could be published in scientific journal. So, the primary goals of this curricular unit are con continue support the development the scientific work in clinical and / or laboratory environment, on issues that can integrate or not the thesis, as well as developing skills in monitoring and control of clinical or laboratory activity in the Master in Dental Medicine or the other Master's degree or specialization courses of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto.

Since the syllabus are provided to students the necessary knowledge to the execution of a research project such concepts allow the same can using and enjoying a clinical research environment and laboratory.

With the presence and intervention of students in the clinical and / or laboratory classes it can overtake the lack of doctoral program student relationship to clinical and laboratory practice. On the other hand, the necessary tools are provided for the student to develop scientific research in this environment, always with the close monitoring of the teaching staff of the curricular unit.

Thus, the programm of this unit inclue:

1. Research in clinical environment (retrospective studies or other) or not members of the thesis.

2. Research in the laboratory environment (dental anatomy and physiology, genetics, prosthodontics, biomechanics, histocompatibility or other) or not members of the thesis.

3. Teaching experience on Dental Medicine Master, Oral Surgery Master, Oral Rehabilitation Master or the specialization courses of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto.

Evaluation of research papers presented by students of their defense and discussion. In this curricular unit students follow the practical sessions and control the clinical and / or laboratory activity in a tutored work directly by the teaching staff of the curricular unit. At the same time develop research papers to be presented at the end of the year, and that, together with the continuous assessment made during the school year are part of the assessment of the curricular unit. So the teaching method used in the context of this curricular unit is the type tutorial.

The evaluation is distributed evaluation without final exam.