Summer 2024 Dental and Oral Surgery D9951 section 001

Population Oral Health Management

Population Oral Health Mg

Call Number 13724
Points 1
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Burton L Edelstein
Type ONLINE COURS
Method of Instruction On-Line Only
Course Description

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.

Web Site Vergil
Department Dental and Oral Surgery
Enrollment 0 students as of 9:06PM Thursday, December 12, 2024
Subject Dental and Oral Surgery
Number D9951
Section 001
Division School of Dental and Oral Surgery: Postgraduate
Section key 20242DEOS9951D001