COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Dentist

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SEMIHA HÜLYA ERTEN CAN

Offered to

Dentist

Course Objective

To introduce the philosophy, principles and strategies of community oral and dental health. To introduce the components that make up the infrastructure of community oral and dental health and oral and dental health service systems. To teach the methods of solving community oral and dental health problems from an evidence-based perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Concepts in Dental Public Health [Ed] Jill Mason.( 2nd ed), 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business, Philadelphia,USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be conducted in the form of lecture, discussion, question-answer, report preparation and presentation.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Ability to explain the concept of public health
Ability to explain the concept of oral health
Ability to contribute to the development of public awareness of oral and dental health

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.erten@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes