Introduces readers to qualitative research. Highlights the benefits of qualitative methods in dental research. Explains methods of qualitative data collection. This paper is the first in a series of ...

As a researcher who has used a wide variety of methodologies, I understand the importance of acknowledging that we, as researchers, do not pick the methodology; rather, the research question dictates ...

Qualitative data captures information and concepts that cannot be easily described by numbers, to better understand a phenomenon of interest from different perspectives. This data may include people's ...