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Instructions
Course Structure
This course is designed to provide a dynamic and interactive learning experience for students. While the course will have five lectures, the learning activities will be designed to go beyond passive learning.
The lectures will be infused with interactive discussions and exercises to engage students and encourage them to think critically about the topics covered. This approach to learning will help students to retain information and apply their knowledge in real-world settings, leading to a deeper understanding of dental public health and its principles. By fostering a supportive and collaborative learning environment, students will have the opportunity to participate in meaningful discussions and activities that deepen their understanding of dental public health and its importance.
Attendance
You are expected to attend all the lectures on time.
Late coming is defined as the arrival to the lecture room 5 minutes later than the scheduled time of the lecture.
Latecomers are not entitled to enter the lecture room without a prospective excuse. On extraordinary occasions, latecomers without prospective apologies may enter the lecture room, and such permission is up to the discretion of the lecturer on a case-by-case basis.
Study Materials
required literature
- FLETCHER, Grant. Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials. 6th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020. 288 pp. ISBN 978-1-9751-0955-4. info
- Department of Health & Human Services: Evidence-based Oral Health Promotion Resource. Melbourne - Australia: State of Victoria, Department of Health; 2011. 122 pages. ISBN 978-0-9807670-3-2.
recommended literature
- Bonita R, Beaglehole R, Kjellström: Basic epidemiology. 2nd edition. Geneva - Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2006. 212 pages. ISBN 978-92-4-154707-9.
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: Third Edition. An Introduction to Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics. October 2006 - Updated May 2012. SELF-STUDY Course SS1978
Final Exam
The subject of Dental Public Health I is concluded by a written test which consists of 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The passing threshold is 70%, which is equivalent to 21/30.
The student receives one point for each correct answer and 0 points for wrong answers and unanswered questions.
The exam standard duration is 45 minutes, and exceptions are only applicable to students registered with MUNI Teiresias Centre.
Module 1: Dental Public Health Principles
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
● Define dental public health.
● Identify the links between clinical practice and dental public health.
● Outline the criteria used to determine if a condition is a public health problem.
● Describe the central arguments presented by the critiques of the biomedical approach to health care delivery.
● Describe the underlying range of factors that determine people’s health.
● Outline the nature of, and explanations for, inequalities in health.
● Describe the basis for the common risk factor approach
● Outline the need for an upstream public health approach in promoting population health and reducing inequalities.
Presentation
Please find the following PowerPoint presentations of the Lecture (1/2) and the Lecture (2/2).
Resources
Please read the following references before your lecture/final exam:
1. (Required)
Book: Essential Dental Public Health (Edition: 2nd; ISBN: 9780199679379)
Author(s): Blánaid Daly, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure, and Richard Watt
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Principles of Public Health - Pages 3-13
Chapter 2: Determinants of Health - Pages 14-22
Chapter 3: Definitions of Health - Pages 23 - 36
2. How should we define health? (In case you are unable to access the article from the BMJ website, you can download the article PDF from here)
Module 2: Dental Public Health Interventions
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
● Describe the natural history of the disease.
● Identify the levels of prevention with examples applied to oral diseases.
● Describe the objectives and types of primordial prevention.
● Outline the steps of strategy design.
● Describe the whole population approach, its advantages, and disadvantages.
● Describe the at-risk approach, its advantages, and disadvantages.
● Describe the basis for the common risk factor approach
● Outline the types of screening programs.
● Calculate the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of any screening test.
● Outline the principles of screening programs.
● Design a strategy to tackle a major oral health problem.
Presentation
Please find the following PowerPoint presentations of the Lecture (1/2) and the Lecture (2/2).
Resources
Please read the following references before your lecture/final exam:
1. (Required)
Book: Essential Dental Public Health (Edition: 2nd; ISBN: 9780199679379)
Author(s): Blánaid Daly, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure, and Richard Watt
Chapter 4: Public health approaches to prevention - Pages 37-47
2. (Optional)
Book: Basic Epidemiology (Edition: 2nd; 9241547073)
Author(s): Ruth Bonita, Robert Beaglehole, and Tord Kjellstrom
Chapter 6: Epidemiology and prevention - Pages: 99-114
Module 3: Oral Epidemiology
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module you should be able to:
● Define epidemiology and its requirements.
● Describe the uses of epidemiology.
● Outline the steps necessary to undertake an epidemiological study.
● Understand the different types of epidemiological studies and how they apply to oral healthcare.
● Understand the principles of measuring oral disease.
● Be able to describe the ideal features of an index and know some of the limitations of existing indices.
Presentation
Please find the following PowerPoint presentations of the Lecture (1/2) and the Lecture (2/2).
Resources
Please read the following references before your lecture/final exam:
1. (Required)
Book: Essential Dental Public Health (Edition: 2nd; ISBN: 9780199679379)
Author(s): Blánaid Daly, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure, and Richard Watt
Chapter 5: Overview of Epidemiology - Pages 51-67
Module 4: Evidence-based Dentistry (EBD)
Presentation
Please find the following PowerPoint presentations of the lecture:
Resources
Please read the following references before your lecture/final exam:
1. (Required)
Book: Essential Dental Public Health (Edition: 2nd; ISBN: 9780199679379)
Author(s): Blánaid Daly, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure, and Richard Watt
Chapter 7: Evidence-based practice - Pages 79-96
2. (Recommended)
Module 5: Global Oral Health
Presentation
Please find the following PowerPoint presentations of the Lecture (1/2) and the Lecture (2/2).
Resources
Please read the following references before your lecture/final exam:
1. (Required)
Book: The Oral Health Atlas (Edition: 2nd; ISBN: 9782970093480)
Author(s): FDI World Dental Federation
Chapter 2: Oral Diseases and Health - Pages 12-37
Chapter 5: Oral Diseases: Prevention and Management - Pages 58-69
Chapter 6: Oral Health Challenges - Pages 70-77
Chapter 7: Oral Health on the Global Agenda - Pages 78-89