Universitas Odontologica, the scientific journal of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana’s Dental School from Bogotá, Colombia, invites the academic, scientific, and professional community to submit original manuscripts for the thematic dossier Advances in Pharmacology and Dentistry, which will be published in the volume 41 of 2022.

About the Journal  

Universitas Odontologica’s mission is to become the international reference journal that promotes the advancement of knowledge in the dental field from and about Ibero America. The journal gives equal importance to knowledge, regardless of its application or impact reach, either local, regional, or global. Given the scientific nature of the journal, the types of articles accepted are: 1) original scientific and technological research articles, 2) reflection articles on original research results, 3) different modalities of systematic reviews of literature, and 4) case descriptions supported by systematic reviews (contributing with new research questions and promising techniques for future testing through research).

As of 2020, Universitas Odontologica is being published on a rolling volume basis (reception and publication of articles throughout the year). Its format is open access (http://www.javeriana.edu.co/universitasodontologica). The journal receives manuscripts in Spanish, Portuguese, and English, but currently publishes all the articles in English. Titles, abstracts, and keywords are published in the three languages. Universitas Odontologica covers a wide spectrum of topics related to Ibero-American dental work and knowledge. It includes ten application area-based sections: 1) Dental healthcare services and guild-related matters; 2) Basic sciences, biotechnology, and bioinformatics; 3) Scientometrics, and scientific writing and literacy; 4) Bioethics; 5) Dental education; 6) Dental materials and laboratory; 7) Legal and forensic dentistry; 8) Clinical practice; 9) Public health and oral epidemiology; and 10) Thematic Dossier (current issues/topics with an international team of expert guest editors).

Thematic Dossier: Advances in Pharmacology and Dentistry

Pharmacology is the discipline that studies the types, composition, properties, action and therapeutic uses of medicines or drugs. In dentistry, pharmacology is essential to treat conditions such as pain, infections, and other diseases that impact overall systemic health. Likewise, pharmacology in dentistry is related to the effects of systemic treatments on people's oral health. In recent decades, with biotechnological development, pharmacology has experienced important advances. The Advances in Pharmacology and Dentistry dossier invites dental researchers to submit original basic laboratory research (for example, microbiology, cytotoxicity, and molecular biology), clinical trials, cohort (longitudinal) studies, case-control studies, systematic reviews of the literature and cases supported by systematic reviews. The manuscripts should be able to answer questions such as: What are the pharmacological interactions that can occur between medicines used in dentistry? What is the best analgesic to treat pain after oral surgery? What are the risks of the new drugs available on the market? What is the effectiveness of new means of suturing wounds in oral surgery? What is the cytotoxicity of the most recently used anti-inflammatories in dentistry? What are the long-term effects of the use of medications in dentistry? Is there evidence on the generation of resistance of microorganisms to the use of antibiotics? How can the prescription of medications in dentistry affect patients with systemic compromise?

How to Submit an Article for Publication in the Dossier

ALL manuscripts must meet the submission requirements that are described on the journal’s website and must be submitted for evaluation through, http://www.javeriana.edu.co/universitasodontologica. The maximum accepted length of manuscripts is 5000-7000 words (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations, for original research and literature reviews), without counting references. The maximum number of annexes (tables and figures) is eight (8). Manuscripts received for the Advances in Pharmacology and Dentistry dossier and the other usual sections are first evaluated by the journal’s general and guest editors, who inspect the documents compliance of style, presentation, and methodological criteria. Those articles passing this screening go through the double-blind peer-review process. Each article has at least two peer reviewers or referees who are external to the institution where the manuscript originates and, if possible, from other countries. The articles that complete the arbitration process will be included in volume 41 of 2022 of Universitas Odontologica.

Key Dates

• Release of the call for manuscripts: 3 May 2022
• Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 August 2022
• Article evaluation and revisions: 31 August to 15 September 2022
• Pre-publication with DOI assigned: 15 November 2022

Editorial Team for this Dossier

Ilan Vinitzky. Universidad del Anáhuac Norte, México. Editor invitado

Fátima Stella Serna. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. Editora invitada

Camilo Javier Bernal. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. Editor invitado

Jorge Enrique Delgado. University of Pittsburgh, EE. UU. Editor general

Sandra C. Delgado. Universitas Odontologica. Editora asistente