Population Oral Health Management

The second course is “Population Oral Health Management.” The learning objectives are:

Participants by the end of the course will be able to:

·        demonstrate an understanding of healthcare financing and delivery changes underway in the US as context for changes that are expected to impact dental practice and the care of all patients, particularly those with special needs.

·        consider how population-level health surveillance, measurement, and reporting informs population oral health management including the development and use of oral health metrics. 

·        appreciate the importance of social, behavioral, environmental, and healthcare determinants of health attainment and maintenance and how non-clinical dental approaches are informing care.

·        understand concepts of quality improvement as applied to oral health care assessment and advancement.

·        identify options and opportunities to address oral healthcare policy making to advance the oral health of populations, including those with special needs.