Research of the school of dentistry at Universidad del Valle presented in the Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Odontología (ACFO) meetings to 2016: Bibliometric profile.

Objective: To establish the bibliometric profile on the research work in the School of Dentistry of the Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia) presented at the research meetings of the Asociación Colombiana de Facultades de Odontología (ACFO) 1990-2016. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study was carried out through a bibliometric analysis. The target population was the research carried out by the School of Dentistry of the University of the Valle that were presented at the ACFO meetings between the years 1990-2016; developed in two phases, the first identified the papers presented at the meetings; in the second phase were determined which of those works derived in articles published in scientific journals. Results: We found 184 papers that were presented at the ACFO research meetings, of which 104 have been published in scientific journals (84 in national journals and 20 in international journals). The research groups with greater recognition and categorization of Colciencias supported the articles that were published in the magazines of greater impact. Thematic areas on which research, dissemination and publication have been carried out are maxillofacial surgery and pathology, and periodontics and implantology, while those of lesser research are orthodontics and endodontics. Conclusions: The research process in the School of Dentistry of the Universidad del Valle, according to the number of papers presented and the number of articles published, has presented a considerable increase since 1999, with the association of teachers with master’s and doctoral studies, in addition of the consolidation of the research groups.