DEN 232 Community Dental Health

Lecture: 2 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course provides a study of the principles and methods used in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating community dental health programs. Topics include epidemiology, research methodology, biostatistics, preventive dental care, dental health education, program planning, and financing and utilization of dental services. Upon completion, students should be able to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate a community dental health program.

Pre-requisite(s): Enrollment in the Dental Hygiene Program.
Course is typically offered in Spring.
Course has transfer restrictions - No DEN courses will be transferred in unless student has earned a Dental Assisting Diploma.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Differentiate between the scope of dental hygiene practice in the private practice setting and the public health arena, assessed from homework assignments and group presentation criteria.
Incorporate the planning cycle of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within community-based projects as assessed by the grading rubric for each project.
Interpret evidence-based information relating to oral health, as assessed by the grading rubrics for the community projects and the research article critique.
Construct age appropriate oral health promotion and oral health communication messages as assessed by the grading rubric for community-based projects.