Program Overview
The Postgraduate Certificate in Dental Public Health empowers professionals to drive change and reduce oral health inequalities. Delivered by experienced public health experts, the program emphasizes critical awareness of dental public health issues, behavioral sciences, research methods, and evidence-based practice. Graduates gain the skills and knowledge to advance dental public health systems and improve oral health outcomes for all.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Dental Public Health aims to empower individuals to maximize their effectiveness within their practice context. The program emphasizes the development of agents of change who can contribute to strengthening dental public health systems and reducing oral health inequalities.
Objectives:
- Gain critical awareness of current issues in dental public health.
- Develop insights into behavioral sciences and oral health promotion.
- Acquire a comprehensive and critical understanding of techniques used in dental public health practice.
- Learn how to evaluate methodologies, develop critiques, and propose new methods to advance the practice of dental public health and reduce oral health inequalities.
- Explore the relationship between evidence-based practice and healthcare, including navigation of the global evidence ecosystem.
- Gain understanding of methods used in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of research and service evaluation projects as applied to healthcare.
Teaching:
- The program is delivered by experienced staff, including Consultants and Specialists in Dental Public Health and Public Health, senior academics, and active dental public health researchers from NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
- Visiting external speakers contribute to the program through workshops and guest lectures on various related topics.
Other:
- The course emphasizes the importance of reducing oral health inequalities.
- The program focuses on developing practical skills and knowledge that can be applied in real-world settings.
- The program is designed to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of individual students.
