Department of Dental Public Health (DNPH)
Concentration Competencies for the MPH Degree
Upon graduation, a student with the MPH degree in Dental Public Health will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology of oral disease, syndromes, and target disorders;
- Conduct critical analyses of the scientific literature in dental public health;
- Design and utilize a surveillance system to monitor oral health;
- Apply clinical decision analyses for the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and prognosis of oral diseases;
- Apply the systems model approach to health care delivery systems; and
- Perform program planning and resource allocations in dental public health programs.
