DH 260 - Community Dental Health

Credit Hours: 2

General principles in the field of public health will be addressed with an emphasis on health care delivery systems. Principles and techniques in assessing data will be discussed in relation to product evaluation and interpretation of research. Principles in the epidemiology of oral diseases will be reviewed. Ways and means of developing dental health programs will be studied in conjunction with a field experience aimed at a target population in the local community. A service learning opportunity in this course will provide students with the ability to interact, self-reflect and critically think about implementing a small scale community health program for a target population. Minimum passing grade is “C-.”
Prerequisites: All fall, second-year courses in the Dental Hygiene curriculum must be passed.
Corequisites: All required final-semester courses in the Dental Hygiene curriculum.
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