title: [Establishment and application of a pre-application and appraisal system in stomatological research projects].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a fair, scientific, effective and practicable pre-application and appraisal system in stomatological research projects pre-application, which was applied in Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, and to lead to a more impartial, fairer and more reliable consequence.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methods of the study were both qualitative and quantitative. Appraisal targets and weights were worked out by Delphi method while the approach to processing data by supervision method on the stage of Excel after literature search. After applying the pre-application and appraisal system, its reliability was evaluated via questionnaire survey among experts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A pre-application and appraisal system in stomatological scientific research projects, including appraisal targets and weights as well as the approach to processing data, was established. The questionnaire survey showed high degree of satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This appraisal system is applicable to the environment, and almost reach the goal of being fair, scientific, effective and practicable. This appraisal system could be applied to scientific research projects pre-application of primary scientific research institutions.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Wen-fei
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pei-feng
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Xi-ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D019242:Oral Medicine; D015203:Reproducibility of Results