This unit will provide students with an advanced understanding of the importance of population oral health in relation to the wider context of dentistry. This unit focuses on the determinants of oral health and the importance of upstream measures to address the root causes of oral diseases and the planning, implementing and evaluating of these approaches. In taking a population-level approach to the management of oral health and well-being, students will develop understanding of key interventions such as community water fluoridation. The sociological aspects of oral health and the dental profession will also be explored and students will learn about planning and implementing oral health policies.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Discipline of Population Oral Health |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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Comprehensive knowledge in all aspects of General Dentistry, particularly in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Woosung Sohn, woosung.sohn@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Arash Ghanbarzadegan, arash.ghanbarzadegan@sydney.edu.au |
Bradley Christian, bradley.christian@sydney.edu.au |