Faculty Of Dental Medicine Rules For The Preparation And Writing Of The Bachelor’s Thesis

Thesis Writing Guidelines and Structure Requirements

Writing Conditions

The thesis needs to be done in ISO A4 format, which`s 210 × 297 mm. It should have least 20 pages not counting the bibliography section. There must be a margin of 2.5 cm around each page.

The main part of the thesis should be written in Times New Roman size 12 with 1.5 line spacing so it is easy to read. All the text in paragraphs should be fully justified so it looks clean and professional.

Page numbers should start from the title page. Go on until the last page with the numbers in the middle of the footer. Printing should be done on one side of each sheet only.

Figures should be numbered with numerals and tables should be numbered with Roman numerals in the order they appear in the text. The captions for tables and figures should be in the middle. Written in 10-point font.

Structure of the Thesis

The thesis can be done in one of the following formats:

• Case Study
• Statistical Study
• Experimental Study
• Literature Review

The document should be organized into chapters and include the following sections:

1. Title Page: this has basic information like the title, author, institution and academic details.
2. Table of Contents: this gives a list of chapters and sections.
3. this section talks about the background of the topic what research is currently being done and why the study is important. You cannot copy parts from other works without proper citation that is considered plagiarism. The introduction should also say why you chose the topic.
4. Materials and Methods: this chapter explains how the study was designed, where it was done how participants were chosen and how data was collected.
5. Results: this section presents the findings of the thesis without including references to literature.
   
   For case studies you need to have a number of cases:
• Dental Technology: at least 2 cases
• Dental Medicine: at least 3 cases
• Master’s Programme: at least 4 cases
  
  For statistical, experimental or literature review studies you do not need to have clinical cases.
6. Discussion: this section compares the results of the study with similar research. It can also talk about the limitations of the study and what the results mean for practice.
7. Conclusions: the conclusions should be short and clear in 3–5 points and only based on what the study found.
8. Bibliography: references should be listed in the order they appear in the text. There should be at least 10 sources, with at least 50% published in the last 10 years.

The citation formatting should follow the National Library of Medicine (NLM) "Citing Medicine" style. If a source has than four authors, only the first four should be listed, followed by "et al.”