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Decoding qualitative research for Dental Hygiene.

The concept of evidence based practice is one that is now well known and applied frequently in oral healthcare. Research in the science based professions has predominantly employed quantitative methods, fuelled by this drive towards evidence based practice in recent decades. Although now used with i...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 239 - 244
Main Author: Kanji, Zul
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Nov2012
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        affil: Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia
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          Dental Hygiene
          Research, Dental
          Qualitative Studies
          Evidence-Based Dental Practice
          Epistemology
          Grounded Theory
          Phenomenology
          Anthropology, Cultural
          Sampling Methods
          Case Studies
          Reliability and Validity
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        The concept of evidence based practice is one that is now well known and applied frequently in oral healthcare. Research in the science based professions has predominantly employed quantitative methods, fuelled by this drive towards evidence based practice in recent decades. Although now used with increasing frequency in dental hygiene, relatively few studies are conducted using qualitative methods. Consequently, familiarity with qualitative research, including its purpose, various approaches and appraisal is limited. This paper therefore attempts to "decode" the qualitative research process and aims to strengthen the readership's understanding of qualitative methodology by providing an introductory description and analysis of its purpose, approaches, and strategies for rigour while contextualizing its value in dental hygiene.
        La notion de la pratique fondée sur des données probantes est aujourd'hui fort bien connue et s'applique fréquemment aux soins de santé buccodentaire. La recherche scientifique fondée sur les professions a surtout utilisé des méthodes quantitatives, avivée par cet élan vers l'exercice fondé sur les données probantes des dernières décennies. Bien qu'elles soient maintenant utilisées plus fréquemment, relativement peu d'études ont recours aux méthodes qualitatives. En conséquence, la familiarité avec la recherche qualitative, y compris son objet, ses diverses approches et son évaluation, est limitée. Cet article tente donc de « décoder » le processus de recherche qualitative et ses buts, visant à renforcer la compréhension par le lectorat de la méthodologie qualitative en lui fournissant une introduction descriptive et une analyse de son objectif, de ses approches et de ses stratégies de rigueur tout, en contextualisant sa valeur en hygiène dentaire.
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