Unit of Study: DENT5015 - Population Oral Health
To provide students with sufficient background and appreciation of the importance of population oral health and to provide them with the opportunity to develop skills and acquire essential knowledge in this field for the effective practice of population oral health. The following topics will be covered: the oral health status of Australians - the changing profile; water fluoridation legislation, benefits/risks, the politics of fluoridation, the arguments for and against water fluoridation, how to respond to antifluoridationists; overview of policies and initiatives regarding dental services - the example of New South Wales; and dental workforce and dental services issues. On the completion of this unit of study, students will be able to: evaluate and monitor dental service delivery systems; plan and manage oral health programs for populations; understand the principles governing the development of resources, assets, and the workforce; understand the principles of health policy formulation and review, and the direction and financing of dental services and oral health promotion; understand the principles of economic evaluation; understand the regulations and legislation governing dental practice in New South Wales; design and understand the use of surveillance systems to monitor oral health; and communicate and collaborate with groups and individuals on oral health issues.
Unit coordinator: Dr Shanti Sivaneswaran
Classes: 30hrs consisting of 10x(1hr lecture/seminar and 2hr tutorial)
Assessment: individual written assignments (70%), tutorial discussion and group-work participation (30%)
Pre-requisites: (PUBH5015 and PUBH5016) or (MIPH5131 and MIPH5132)
Textbooks: Burt BA, Eklund SA. Dentistry, dental practice, and the community, 6th edition. St Louis Missouri: Elsevier Saunders, 2005.Cohen LK, Gift HC. Disease Prevention and Oral Health Promotion. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1995.Murray JJ, Nunn JH, Steele JG (Editors). Prevention of oral disease, 4th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Courses this subject is available in
This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Graduate Diploma in International Public Health
The program aims to give students the basic professional training to work productively with international aid organisations and health departments in developing countries.
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Graduate Diploma in Public Health
The program provides the opportunity to develop skills and acquire knowledge essential for the effective practice of public health.
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Master of International Public Health
The MIPH aims to give students the basic professional training to work productively with international aid organisations and health departments in developing countries.
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Master of Public Health
The program provides the opportunity to develop skills and acquire knowledge essential for the effective practice of public health.
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