Impact of the increase of dental schools on the chilean dental scientific productivity

Objective: To describe the Chilean scientific productivity in the 2000-2011 time period, and to analyze the impact of the increasing number of superior education institutions offering the Dentistry Program. Material and Methods: Searches in the ISI database of the 2000-2011 time period were carried out, and publications with authors with Chilean correspondence addresses were tabulated. The journal, year, affiliate and impact were recorded.

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