Competencies

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Competencies - Dental Public Health

Each concentration identifies competencies for each degree offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the requirements for a particular degree.

Upon graduation, a student completing the M.P.H. curriculum in dental public health will be able to:

• describe the epidemiology of oral disease, syndromes, and target disorders;
• conduct critical analyses of the scientific literature in dental public health;
• design and utilize a surveillance system to monitor oral health;
• apply clinical decision analyses for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis of oral diseases;
• apply the systems model approach to health care delivery systems; and
• perform program planning and resource allocations in dental public health programs.