Dental Public Health

Catalog description

Dental Public Health prepares students to promote oral health and prevent disease at the community level, viewing the community as the patient. The course examines the history, economics, and organization of dental public health systems, both in the United States and globally. Topics include epidemiology, biostatistics, health care delivery systems, dental public health program planning, and critical evaluation of dental literature. Students design and participate in a community service project to apply public health principles in real-world settings.