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Winter 2017
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| DH 237 - Community Dental Health |
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Associated Term:
Winter 2017
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Understand and apply concepts involved in the planning, implementation, operation and evaluation of community based oral health programs. 2. Understand the process in which health policies are developed and regulated. 3. Use indices and risk assessments to determine the need for education and interventions in community oral health programs. 4. Understand the concepts of planning, implementing, and conduction observational studies, experimental studies, health services research, and policy analysis. 5. Use biostatistics, research design, and epidemiology in the development of comprehensive oral health programs for the community. 6. Perform critical evaluation of scientific literature, prepare research reports, and understand the protocol for the conduct of scientific studies. 7. Understand the ethical issues in the design and conduct of research. 8. Use the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention while working with community groups. 9. Critically evaluate preventive technologies for adoption and use in oral health programs, and become familiar with current research in oral health promotion. 10. Use knowledge of the delivery systems in dentistry to develop solutions to oral health problems in the community. 11. Understand the cultural diversity as integral to effective health care delivery and the complexities of multiethnic dental care delivery. 12. Prepare educationally appropriate instructional dental materials for community groups using computer skills for electronic library search, word processing and communication. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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