Vulnerable Populations and Oral Health

Catalog description

The online course “Vulnerable Populations and Oral Health” uses a combination of asynchronous interactive lectures and synchronous seminars and aims to explore the unique oral health challenges faced by vulnerable populations. Students will gain a holistic understanding of how factors such as disease, socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, caste, age, gender, sexual orientation, and specific life circumstances impact oral health. Through this course, students will gain insights into conducting population-level research and the identification of oral healthcare strategies tailored to diverse needs.