Community Dental Health

Catalog description

This course is designed to study oral health promotion and disease prevention in the community. The concepts, problems, epidemiology and statistics of public dental health are addressed. Emphasis is placed on planning, implementing and evaluating dental health presentations and community public health programs. Upon completion, students will be able to develop lesson plans, learning objectives and visual aids to deliver an effective dental health presentation in the community and develop an effective public health program to address community needs.