DHY 4208 - DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH II

[2 Credits]

This course is a continuation of public health issues from Dental Public Health I with a focus on the role of the practicing hygienist in the health ecology of the United States, exploring social determinates of health, consumerism, legislation, alternative systems of health care and other issues. The students learn the principles of basic public-health mechanisms of epidemiology, disease measurement, including dental indices, and public-health program planning. Students will apply basic principles of dental public health on assigned rotations and serve as an oral health referral source of these populations. In addition, the students are afforded the opportunity for a wide variety of extramural experiences, both observation and participation.