DENH 270 Community Dental Health

This course emphasizes planning and implementing educational programs in community dental health.

Credits

2 Credits

DENH 270Community Dental Health

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

II. Course Specification

Credit Hours Narrative

2 Credits

III. Catalog Course Description

This course emphasizes planning and implementing educational programs in community dental health.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Appraise community dental health needs
• Assess and select resources to support community dental health program
• Initiate community dental health program
• Communicate community dental health project with media and advisory committee
• Initiate Program Planning and Evaluation of outcomes
• Perform Health Promotion and Oral Health Education
• Prepare the student to evaluate research with foundational knowledge of research design and methodologies
• Develop an understanding of evidence-based decision making as it applies to dental hygiene
• Enhance critical thinking skills to evaluate current scientific literature

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies