Profile of abstracts in the areas of Special Care in Dentistry and Hospital Dentistry published in the proceedings of the SBPqO meetings over 10 years

a bibliometric analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the profile of abstracts addressing the specialties of Special Care in Dentistry (SCD) and Hospital Dentistry (HD) published in the proceedings of the meetings of the Brazilian Society of Dental Research (Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica-SBPqO) between 2014 and 2023. Electronic access was provided to the proceedings. Abstracts were chosen using SCD/HD-related keywords. Two pairs of previously trained researchers independently reviewed the chosen content. After resolving any issues beforehand, each pair of researchers examined the same material. The data was analyzed descriptively using SPSS version 28.0.  Among the 29,167 abstracts analyzed, 5.97% were from the SCD/HD areas (n=1742). A higher percentage of SCD/HD papers was identified in 2015 (12.6% / n=220) and in the Aspiring Panel and Effective Panel modalities (49.1%/n=856). Most SCD/HD abstracts were from public institutions (69.4%/n=1,209), without funding (57.9%/n=1,008), and from the southeastern region of Brazil (59.6%/n=1,039), with a higher concentration in the state of São Paulo (32.8%/n=572). The significant number of abstracts from the relevant categories identified in the SBPqO proceedings throughout the investigated period demonstrates the relevance of SCD/HD research. To prevent these works from being distributed across other fields, the SBPqO recognized and established an area of expertise dedicated to the SCD and HD specialties by 2025.