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T720 Dental Public Health |
| Course
Director: |
Mark
E. Mallatt, D.D.S., M.S.D. |
| Course
#: |
T720 |
| Semester: |
Fall;
Third year dental students |
| Course
Description: |
The
dental profession has the overall responsibility for the oral health care
of the public. This course will present information on: the prevention of
oral diseases, prevention of disease transmission through universal
precautions and infectious waste management, epidemiology and caries
prevalence, use of pit and fissure sealants, professional responsibility
and ethics, tobacco and its effect on the community, biostatistics, and
communal water fluoridation. In addition, there will be a field experience
in which teams of students will present an oral health educational program
to children in a school setting. |
| Educational
Objectives: |
Following
the classroom lectures and assignments, students will be able to:
- Develop and utilize a
foundation of preventive dentistry to provide oral health services and
education to dental consumers and the public at large,
- Relate dental public
health in conjunction with the private practice of dentistry,
- Understand the merit and
cost effectiveness of communal and school fluoridation programs,
- Understand the
professional, social, and ethical standards required as a dental
professional,
- Understand the legal
requirements in Indiana for infection control, universal precautions,
infectious waste management, and OSHA regulations,
- Be knowledgeable in the
utilization and placement of pit and fissure sealants,
- And be knowledgeable in
the prevention of caries, gingivitis, periodontal disease, calculus,
and oral cancer
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| Textbook
Required: |
Dentistry,
Dental Practice, and the Community
Burt/Eklund, 5th EditionW.B., Saunders Company |
| Grading
Scale: |
A = 90-100
B = 79-89
C = 68-78
D = 57-67
F = Below 57
Examinations and Quizzes:
Format, frequency, percent value toward course grade, grading scale Used,
Policy Regarding make-ups, etc.
- Lecture attendance is
mandatory
- Final Examination - 80%
(true-false and multiple choice)
- Field Experience
Evaluation - 20%
- Make-up exam at
discretion of course director
Evaluation of Laboratory and
clinical Performance: numbers and types of requirements, percent value of each,
are practical examinations included, how grades are determined for each
Grading Scale Teacher
Evaluation from Field Experience will count 20% of total grade
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| Ethics: |
Any
form of academic dishonesty is absolutely unacceptable and will be
considered as proof of professional misconduct. It is the individual
student's responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner such that
there is no possibility that their actions can be misinterpreted as
dishonest behavior. Students also have the responsibility to report
immediately a situation in which they feel they are being compromised or
made an unwilling participant in an act of academic dishonesty.
Penalties:
- First occurrence - a
grade of 0 recorded for the quiz, exam or assignment
- Second occurrence - a
failing grade issued for the course
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| Removal
of Incomplete or Failing grades: |
Every student must participate in the
field experience, take a mid-term exam, and a final exam. Students will have 1
year to remove the "Incomplete" which will be issued if any one of the
above is not completed. If a grade of F is issued, students will need to repeat
the entire course the following year.
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| Conference: |
Course director will be readily available
for individual consultation after class or by appointment. |
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Service-learning in Community Oral Health |
| Semester: |
Fourth Year Intramural Electives Program |
| Course Meeting: |
First Semester: arranged;
Second Semester: arranged |
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Course Description:
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Service-learning is an educational methodology
based on community-campus partnerships which combine student community service
with explicit learning objectives. Service-learning
holds great promise for equipping future health professionals with
community-oriented competencies that will be needed in the rapidly changing
health care system. Service-learning
is built upon a combination of experiential and didactic approaches and actively
involves community-partner agencies in the process.
This is designed as a two-semester course.
During the first semester, students will select and provide service in a
social service agency or other site that provides access to people of specific
cultural groups, people with mental or physical disabilities or other special
population groups. Throughout the
service-learning experience, students will keep a reflection journal that will
document the observations and activities experienced during the process. In the second semester, based on what is learned about the special
population group through research and/or observation, the students will design
and carry out, an oral health promotion or research project which will be
appropriate for, and useful to, this group.
A wide variety of local, state, and possibly,
international experiences can be considered for inclusion in this course.
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| Course objectives: |
Through service, interaction, observation and research, students will
learn the characteristics and health needs of specific special population
groups. This knowledge will foster
the development of dental practitioners who are more knowledgeable, competent
and comfortable providing services for people form other cultures and/or people
who live with various chronic physical or mental disabilities. Students will also become familiar with the policy process,
the form and function of social service agencies and the skills of advocacy.
Specific Instructions for
students:
- Students will conduct a literature search for information on their
selected special population group.
- Students will keep a reflection journal that will reflect their
experiences and observations during service-learning.
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| Clock
Hours: |
Variable; minimum of 20 each semester |
| Textbook and materials: |
The instructor will
provide handout materials |
| Student evaluation: |
Pass / fail
(including evaluation from community partners) |
| Participating
faculty: |
Dr.
Karen M. Yoder
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