Dentistry
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

DHF529

Course Name:

Dental Public Health

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2	4	4	6

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

DHF102 - Koruyucu Hekimlik | DHF302 - Koruyucu Hekimlik

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi NEVZAT BİLGİN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi NEVZAT BİLGİN

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This program aims to develope student's knowledge about major public health issues, perspectives of public health and preventive medicine, and to provide the ability to interprete and to implement these knowledge into spesific situations related to oral health and dentistry

Course Content:

Course includes lectures on the topics below:
* Basic concepts of public health
* Determinants of health
* Population & Reproductive health
* Health indicators
* Communicable diseases epidemiology
* Occupational health and safety
* Environmental health
* Epidemiological studies; reseach methods in epidemiological studies

Additionally, student centered group activities are conducted in the course; topics include:
* Epidemiology and prevention of dental caries
* Epidemiology and prevention of dental caries
* Epidemiology and prevention of periodontal diseases
* Epidemiology and prevention of oral cancers
* Oral health indexes
* Screening of oral health problems
* School dental health
* Financing dental care

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) * Define the basic concepts of public health
2) * Explain the bio-psycho-social approach of public health
3) * Defines and explains the levels of prevention
4) * Explains the social determinants of health
5) * Explains the World Health Organizations Framework for Social Determinants of Health
6) Explains the concept of reproductive health and the relation of reproductive health with population policies
7) Define the concepts of gender, fertility, sexual health and contraception and explain the health risks related to fertility
8) Lists the methods of contraception and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each method
9) Lists and explain the community health indicators
10) Defines basic concepts of communicable diseases epidemiology
11) Explain strategies for prevention of communicable diseases
12) Defines basic concepts related to occupational health and safety
13) Defines basic concepts related to environmental health
14) Defines the usage areas of epidemiology
15) Defines the methods used in epidemiological research
16) Explain the characteristics of each method used in epidemiological research.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Lists, explains and uses public health indicators related to oral and dental health.
2) Defines epidemiological patterns and prevention principals of dental caries
3) Defines the epidemiological characteristics and prevention principles of periodontal diseases.
4) Defines the epidemiological characteristics and prevention principles of oral cancers
5) Defines the oral health indexes; and explain use of these indexes in screening studies
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
1) interprets and implements public health knowledge into spesific situations related to oral health and dentistry
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Basic concepts of public health
2)	Determinants of health
3)	Population & Reproductive health -1
4)	Population & Reproductive health -2
5)	Health indicators -1
6)	Health indicators -2
7)	Communicable diseases epidemiology
8)	Occupational health and safety
9)	Environmental health
10)	Epidemiological studies; reseach methods in epidemiological studies
11)	Student's group presentations - 1
11)	Student's group presentations - 1

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	SS Hiremath. Textbook of Public Health Dentistry, Third edition. 2016. Elsevier,
References:	SS Hiremath. Textbook of Public Health Dentistry, Third edition. 2016. Elsevier,

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	10	18	19	20	21	22
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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

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Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Group study and homework
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Group project
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	12	2	24
Application	12	3	36
Study Hours Out of Class	12	6	72
Presentations / Seminar	12	3	36
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			170